ricebird

[rahys-burd]

noun

Southern U.S. the bobolink.

Java sparrow.

any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.

Origin of ricebird

First recorded in 1695–1705; rice + bird

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Examples from the Web for ricebird

Historical Examples of ricebird

It goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.
Endurance Test
Alan Douglas
This was not the first time I had heard the redwing called the ricebird.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for ricebird

ricebird

noun

any of various birds frequenting rice fields, esp the Java sparrow

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