Hangbird

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hangbird \Hang"bird`\ (h[a^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)
     The Baltimore oriole ({Icterus galbula}); -- so called
     because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See
     {Baltimore oriole}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hangbird
       n : eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore
           oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {firebird}, {Icterus galbula
           galbula}]