Ant-thrush — Chambers's Encyclopaedia

Ant-thrush, a general name applied to birds of tropical and sub-tropical countries, which feed to a large extent upon ants. The American Ant-thrushes (Formicariæ) include a large number of noisy bush-birds, with comparatively sober plumage, while the Old-World forms (Pittidæ) are brilliant. The latter extend from the Malayan region eastwards. Both families belong to the order of Passerine birds. See BUSH-SHRIKE, PASSERES, and BIRD.