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noun

Snowbird 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.)

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Etymology of 'Snowbird'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Snowbird" Quotes from Famous Books

... was danger of a mutiny amongst the dogs. Tom, Dick and Harry tacitly agreed that it was a marvelous chance to make that snowbird joke a charming reality; there was a stirring of McMillan's fiery blood, for he still admitted but one source of control; a plump fluffy hare, scurrying by within range of Spot's young eyes inspired him with a desire to give chase, as once again he quite forgot the ...

— Baldy of Nome • Esther Birdsall Darling

... the junco a snowbird, but this name should really be confined to a black and white bunting which comes south only with a mid-winter's rush of snowflakes. Their warm little bodies nestle close to the white crystals, and they seek cheerfully for the seeds which nature ...

— The Log of the Sun - A Chronicle of Nature's Year • William Beebe

Words linked to "Snowbird" : Turdus pilaris, junco, Plectrophenax, dark-eyed junco, Plectrophenax nivalis, Turdus, genus Plectrophenax, snowflake, slate-colored junco, genus Turdus, genus Junco, fieldfare, thrush, bunting, snow bunting, Junco hyemalis, finch