red-winged blackbird
a North American blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, the male of which is black with scarlet patches, usually bordered with buff or yellow, on the bend of the wing.
Origin of red-winged blackbird
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How to use red-winged blackbird in a sentence
One contained a red-winged blackbird, that had been taken from its nest when very young, and brought up by hand.
Bird Lore, Volume I--1899 | VariousIt was no more than a red-winged blackbird that you saw, he said, or perhaps it was a bright tanager.
Boys and Girls of Colonial Days | Carolyn Sherwin BaileyAgelaius phoeniceus megapotamus Oberholser: red-winged blackbird.
Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, Mxico | Robert K SelanderMr. red-winged blackbird asked him—meaning that in his opinion Mr. Meadowlark had no reason to be ashamed of his own voice.
The Tale of Bobby Bobolink | Arthur Scott BaileyMr. red-winged blackbird told Mr. Crow that he hadn't a doubt that everything Mr. Crow said was so.
The Tale of Bobby Bobolink | Arthur Scott Bailey
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