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Redbird   Listen
noun
Redbird  n.  (Zool.)
(a)
The cardinal bird.
(b)
The summer redbird (Piranga rubra).
(c)
The scarlet tanager. See Tanager.






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"Redbird" Quotes from Famous Books



... cascades, on either side the footpath Allan had planted larkspur and marigolds. Here, on a May morning, he rang the bell, then waited patiently until the last free-born imp elected to leave the delights of a minnow-filled pool, a newly discovered redbird's nest, and a blockhouse in process of construction against imaginary Indians. At last all were seated upon the rude benches in the dusky room,—small tow-headed Jacks and Jills, heirs to a field of wheat or oats, a diminutive tobacco patch, a log ...
— The Long Roll • Mary Johnston

... a thicket of sweetbrier and blackberry. His father was a tough old widower of many experiences and variable temper. He was the biggest, most aggressive redbird in the Limberlost, and easily reigned king of his kind. Catbirds, king-birds, and shrikes gave him a wide berth, and not even the ever-quarrelsome jays plucked up enough courage to antagonize him. A few days after his latest bereavement, he saw a fine, plump young female; and ...
— The Song of the Cardinal • Gene Stratton-Porter



Words linked to "Redbird" :   tanager, genus Piranga, finch, cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena, redbird cactus, Piranga, firebird, scarlet tanager, redbird flower



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