Ousel
Pronunciation : Ou"sel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. osel, AS. ; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [Written also ouzel.] Rock ousel (Zo?l.), the ring ousel. -- Water ousel (Zo?l.), the European dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American dipper (C. Mexicanus).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913