Brewer's blackbird

American

[broo-erz] / ˈbru ərz /

noun

a blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus, of the U.S., the male of which has greenish-black plumage with a purplish-black head.

Etymology

Origin of Brewer's blackbird

1855–60, named after Thomas M. Brewer (1814–80), American ornithologist

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Silverspot himself, made famous by Ernest Thompson Seton, did not lead a more romantic and adventurous life, and I hope some day Brewer's blackbird will be honored by a no less effective biography.

From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

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