Definition of oliveback in English:
oliveback
noun
1North American Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus.
2Any of several African waxbills of the genus Nesocharis, with an olive-green back and a grey or black head.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Sylvester Judd (1813–1853), novelist.
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