Nightingale
Nightingale, any
of several small Old World thrushes, belonging to the family Turdidae
(order Passeriformes), renowned for their song. The name refers in
particular to the Euraisain Nightingale(Erithacus, or Luscinia, megarhynchos), a brown bird, 16 centimetres (61/2
inches) long, with a rufous tail. Its strong and varied song, in which
crescendo effects are prominent, is uttered by day or night from perches
in shrubbery.
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