Definition of Snowberd
Snow"bird (?), n. (Zoöl.)
(a) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, or
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
J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also
blue snowbird. See Junco. (c)
The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
Snow"bird (?), n. (Zoöl.)
(a) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, or
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
J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also
blue snowbird. See Junco. (c)
The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
- A person, usually retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter time.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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