oscine(n = noun.animal) oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus;
is a kind of passeriform bird, passerine
is a member of oscines, passeres, suborder oscines, suborder passeres
has particulars: songbird, songster, honey eater, honeysucker, accentor, lark, wagtail, lark, pipit, titlark, finch, honeycreeper, weaver, weaver finch, weaverbird, flycatcher, old world flycatcher, true flycatcher, thrush, warbler, babbler, cackler, bird of paradise, american oriole, new world oriole, oriole, old world oriole, oriole, starling, corvine bird, australian magpie, mimus polyglotktos, mocker, mockingbird, blue mockingbird, melanotis caerulescens, catbird, dumetella carolinensis, gray catbird, grey catbird, mocking thrush, thrasher, new zealand wren, creeper, tree creeper, nutcracker, nuthatch, tit, titmouse, bluebird, fairy bluebird, swallow, swallow shrike, wood swallow, tanager, shrike, bowerbird, catbird, dipper, water ouzel, vireo, waxwing
Derived form adjective oscine₁

   oscine(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to the songbirds;
Derived form noun oscine₁

   Relating to the Oscines. [1913 Webster]

oscine, adj. (also oscinine) of or relating to the suborder Oscines of passerine birds including many of the songbirds.

Etymology:
L oscen -cinis songbird (as OB-, canere sing)

oscine bird