muscicapa grisola
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumageSynonyms: spotted flycatcherMuscicapa striata
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Flycatcher \Fly"catch`er\, n. (Zool.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing. [1913 Webster]
Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and belong to the family Muscicapid[ae], as the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola). The American flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and belong to the family Tyrannid[ae], as the kingbird, pewee, crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), and the vermilion flycatcher or churinche (Pyrocephalus rubineus). Certain American flycatching warblers of the family Sylvicolid[ae] are also called flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher (Sylvania Canadensis), and the hooded flycatcher (S. mitrata). See Tyrant flycatcher. [1913 Webster]
Beambird \Beam"bird`\, n. (Zool.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building. [1913 Webster]