Definitions for: Snowbird

[n] small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
[n] white arctic bunting
[n] medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

Webster (1913) Definition: Snow"bird, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax, or Plectrophanes,
nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the
United States, and often appearing in large flocks during
snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked
with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting,
snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight.
(b) Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in
winter time, especially J. hyemalis in the Eastern
United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See
Junco.
(c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]

Synonyms: fieldfare, junco, Plectrophenax nivalis, snow bunting, snowflake, Turdus pilaris

See Also: bunting, dark-eyed junco, finch, genus Junco, genus Plectrophenax, genus Turdus, Junco hyemalis, Plectrophenax, slate-colored junco, thrush, Turdus

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