thickhead

Japanese: thickhead
thickhead

...Because its cry is a flute-like sound, it is called whistler or bellbird in English. It is also called thickhead because it has a large round head, and some species have a beak similar to that of a shrike, so it is also called shrike-thrush. The Japanese name, Mozuhitaki, is a translation of this English name.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "thickhead" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…鳴声が笛声なので,英語ではwhistler,bellbirdなどの名がある。また丸く大きな頭をもつのでthickhead,種によってはモズに似たくちばしをもつものもあるのでshrike‐thrushとも呼ばれる。和名のモズヒタキはこの英名の訳である。…

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