Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Oscines"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Oscines \Os"ci*nes\, n. pl. [L. oscen, -inis.] (Zo["o]l.)
Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous
syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Oscines
n : two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: {Oscines},
{suborder Oscines}, {Passeres}, {suborder Passeres}]
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