Junco

//ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.

    "Among many others secured by him, I noticed the eggs and parent birds of the American Widgeon, the Black duck, Canvass-back duck, Spirit duck (Bucephala albeola); small Black-head duck (Fulix affinis); the Wax-wing, (Ampelis garrulus); the Kentucky warbler, the Trumpeter swan, the Duck hawk (Falco anatum), and two species of juncoes."

  2. 2
    small North American finch seen chiefly in winter wordnet
  3. 3
    The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic. obsolete

    "Junco, the Reed-Sparrow; a Bird."

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blue snowbirdmagpiesnowbirdsnowbird

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"Among many others secured by him, I noticed the eggs and parent birds of the American Widgeon, the Black duck, Canvass-back duck, Spirit duck (Bucephala albeola); small Black-head duck (Fulix affinis); the Wax-wing, (Ampelis garrulus); the Kentucky warbler, the Trumpeter swan, the Duck hawk (Falco anatum), and two species of juncoes."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk.

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dark-eyed junconorth american

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