Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Snowbird"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Junco \Jun"co\, n. (Zo["o]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["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.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
snowbird
n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: {fieldfare},
{Turdus pilaris}]
2: white arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {Plectrophenax
nivalis}]
3: small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn: {junco}]
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