Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pitta"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pitta \Pit"ta\ (p[i^]t"t[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds
belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family
{Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or
more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple,
and black. They are called also {ground thrushes}, and {Old
World ant thrushes}; but they are not related to the true
thrushes.
Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but
some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They
live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of
various kinds.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pitta
n : any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly
terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout
bills
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