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One of the Oscines, or singing birds.

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  1. n. One of the Oscines, or singing birds.
  2. n. Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family Oscinidae.
  3. One of the Oscines, or singing birds. Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family Oscinidæ. Note: Some, whose larvæ live in the stalks, are very destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the barley fly (Oscinis frit), destroy the heads of grain.