Definition of Reed bunting

1. Noun. European bunting inhabiting marshy areas.

Exact synonyms: Emberiza Schoeniclus
Generic synonyms: Bunting
Group relationships: Emberiza, Genus Emberiza

Definition of Reed bunting

1. Noun. A passerine bird, ''Emberiza schoeniclus'', sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reed Bunting

reechie
reechier
reechiest
reeching
reecho
reechoed
reechoes
reechoing
reechos
reechy
reed
reed-mace
reed-sternberg cells
reed bed
reed beds
reed bunting (current term)
reed buntings
reed instrument
reed instrument theory
reed instruments
reed mace
reed organ
reed pipe
reed rhapis
reed section
reed sods
reed stop

Literary usage of Reed bunting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Earth, and Animated Natureby Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving by Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving (1854)
"The " reed-bunting." It has a sweet blended note. It carols on the topmost sprig of a hedge. Th^ggs are four o,r five, streaked with dark-redish purple. ..."

2. Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1885)
"reed bunting (Essex). Reed pheasant, or simply, pheasant (Norfolk). Lesser, butcher bird. Family PARID.E. TITMICE. Titmouse is compounded of Tit = small, ..."

3. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1846)
"ANOTHER member of this very handsome family is the reed bunting, which, ... In the southern parts of England, we have no doubt that the reed bunting is ..."

4. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1849)
"THE reed-bunting is one of those birds, which, though not rare, ... In different parts of Ireland, the reed-bunting has the undue reputation of being a ..."

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