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Webster 1913 Edition


Redwing

Red′wingˊ

(-w?ngˊ)
,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A European thrush (
Turdus iliacus
). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also
redwinged thrush
.
(b)
A North American passerine bird (
Agelarius phœniceus
) of the family
Icteridae
. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also
redwinged blackbird
,
red-winged troupial
,
marsh blackbird
, and
swamp blackbird
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Redwing

RED'WING

,
Noun.
[red and wing.] A bird of the Turdus.