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Turdus Solitarius, the solitary thrush:
A modern constellation created inn 1776 by the French astronomer
Pierre Charles Le Monnier. The constellation represents a type of
bird that is also known as a solitaire. The constellation was never
widely recognized and was replaced by other birds, including Noctua,
the owl, and the Hermit Bird, which was created by the English astronomer
John Flamsteed. The constellation was located on the end of the
tail of Hydra, the sea-serpent, just below Libra, the scales. Its
is no longer recognized by astronomers and its stars have been incorporated
back into Hydra and Libra.
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