Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Oscines \Os"ci*nes\, n. pl. [L. oscen, -inis.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous
   syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.

Source : WordNet®

Oscines
     n : two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: {suborder
         Oscines}, {Passeres}, {suborder Passeres}]