painted bunting

American  

noun

1. a brilliantly colored bunting, Passerina ciris, of the southern U.S.

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Etymology

Origin of painted bunting

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

I am an enthusiastic birder who found the appearance of a painted bunting at Great Falls in Maryland in the winter of 2020 magical and celebratory.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021

Some birds – the painted bunting in Texas, Gould’s sunbird in South Asia, the rainbow lorikeet in Australia – are gaudier than any flower.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2018

Of the genus Emberiza one was procured, in immature plumage; probably the painted bunting.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.

Here, doubtless, was the indigo-bird's southern congener, the nonpareil, or painted bunting, a beauty which I had begun to fear I was to miss.

From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford