reed bunting

reed bunting

noun
an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.

Origin:
1775–85
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reed bunting
 
n
a common European bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, that occurs near reed beds and has a brown streaked plumage with, in the male, a black head

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