2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zool.) (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax nivalis} syn. {Plectrophanes nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also {snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and {snowflight}. (b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in winter time, especially {Junco hyemalis} in the Eastern United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See {Junco}. (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Snowfleck \Snow"fleck`\, n. (Zool.) See {Snowbird}, 1. [1913 Webster]
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