Oscines
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Oscines
[′äs·ə‚nēz] (vertebrate zoology)
The songbirds, a suborder of the order Passeriformes.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Oscines
a suborder of birds of the order Passeriformes. The suborder includes more than 40 families. The birds have a specialized larynx, which makes possible their beautiful songs. The suborder contains such singing birds as thrushes, nightingales, and mockingbirds.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.