indigo bunting


noun
  1. a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is indigo.

Origin of indigo bunting

1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
  • Also called indigo bird, indigo finch .

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How to use indigo bunting in a sentence

  • Their song is described as weaker than that of the indigo bunting, but having much of the same character.

    Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
  • Like the indigo bunting, they are found in thickets and hedges; their habits seem to be precisely like those of the last species.

    Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
  • Song, loud, ringing and ventriloquial; suggesting that of indigo bunting but shorter.

  • Should be confused only with the indigo bunting, but it is larger and the male is darker and has brown wing-bars.

    What Bird is That? | Frank M. Chapman
  • The bird's haunts are not unlike those of the indigo bunting, and its song is said to resemble the Indigo's but to be more feeble.

    What Bird is That? | Frank M. Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for indigo bunting

indigo bunting

noun
  1. a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is bright blue and the female brown

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