Snowflight

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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]