ouzel(n = noun.animal) blackbird, european blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, turdus merula - common black European thrush;
is a kind of thrush
is a member of genus turdus, turdus

   Same as Ousel. [1913 Webster]
"The mellow ouzel fluted in the elm." [1913 Webster]

ouzel, n. (also ousel)
1 = ring ouzel (see RING(1)).
2 = water ouzel.
3 archaic a blackbird.

Etymology:
OE osle blackbird, of unkn. orig.

american water ouzel, european water ouzel, ring ouzel, water ouzel