snowbird : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: snowbird	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for snowbird
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snowbird n medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris] white Arctic bunting Synonym(s): snow bunting, snowbird, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis small North American finch seen chiefly in winter Synonym(s): junco, snowbird
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Junco \Jun"co\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Junco}, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also {snowbird}, or {blue snowbird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo[94]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.]