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White, n.2|hwaɪt| The name of Gilbert White (1720–93), English naturalist, used in the possessive, in White's thrush, to designate Zoothera dauma, a yellowish-brown and white thrush with black markings native to Asia, eastern Europe, and Australia, and orig. named T. whitei in his honour by T. Eyton (1836).
1836T. Eyton Hist. Rarer Brit. Birds 93 The general colour of White's Thrush, on the upper surface, is ochraceous yellow. 1893Ibis 371 (heading) On the occurrence of White's thrush in European Russia. 1954D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles III. 165 In its plumage White's thrush is characterized by the very prominent black crescentic markings. |