- An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The
male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird,
reedbird, and Boblincoln.
- The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda
amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive
brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also red waxbill.
- A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens),
native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a
uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black
flycatcher.
- A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which
the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as
in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck,
and Echidna.
- A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only
living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral
plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the
female is spotted with brown and black.