ˈbiknəlz-, -ˌnelz- noun
also bicknell thrush -nəl-, -ˌnel-
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: probably after Eugene P. Bicknell died 1925 American botanist and ornithologist
: a small slender-billed thrush ( Hylocichla minima bicknelli ) of upland areas of northeastern No. America that is olive-brown above and buffy-white below