reedbird
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of reedbird
Example Sentences
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It goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.
From Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day by Douglas, Alan
It is bad enough to doom the bobolink to the pot after he has changed his coat and become a reedbird, and given some reason for his fate by his unfortunate fondness for rice.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
The male is black and white; the female is brown; Ð called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Boblincoln no more, he is the reedbird now, the much-sought-for tidbit of Pennsylvanian epicures, the rival in unlucky fame of the ortolan!
From McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
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