red-winged blackbird
[ red-wingd ]
noun
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
1First recorded in 1770–80
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How to use red-winged blackbird in a sentence
I hear the notes of a Thrasher in those bushes, and the Red-winged Blackbirds are calling all through the marsh meadow.
Citizen Bird | Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott CouesHowever, the bluebirds, robins, and red-winged blackbirds near me resent his close approach.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland | Enos A. MillsCrocuses bloomed and red-winged blackbirds cried amid the yellowing willows in the bottoms.
Hawk Eye | David CoryAbove a marsh red-winged blackbirds chased a crow in a swift melodrama of the air.
Main Street | Sinclair LewisDuring the day we had seen many meadow larks, red-winged blackbirds, and doves.
Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway | Effie Price Gladding
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