Field'fâre, n.

(Synop., §130), n. [field and fare; A-S. faran, to go, march, wander.] (Ornith.) A kind of bird, of the thrush tribe (Turdus pilaris), about ten inches in length, the head ash-colored, the body chestnut, and the tail black. These birds pass the summer in the north of Europe, but visit Great Britain in winter. Partington.