snowbird

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

snowbird
    n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn:
         {fieldfare}, {snowbird}, {Turdus pilaris}]
    2: white Arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowbird},
       {snowflake}, {Plectrophenax nivalis}]
    3: small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn:
       {junco}, {snowbird}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zool.)
   (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax nivalis} syn.
       {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 {Junco hyemalis} in the Eastern
       United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See
       {Junco}.
   (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
       [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Junco \Jun"co\, n. (Zool.)
   Any bird of the genus {Junco}, which includes several species
   of North American finches; -- called also {snowbird}, or
   {blue snowbird}.
   [1913 Webster]

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