||Sha"ma (?), n. [Hind.
shāmā.] (Zoöl.) A saxicoline
singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India, noted for the
sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes
of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck,
back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under
parts chestnut.
||Sha"ma (?), n. [Hind.
shāmā.] (Zoöl.) A saxicoline
singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India, noted for the
sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes
of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck,
back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under
parts chestnut.