Definition of Agelaius phoeniceus

1. Noun. North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings.

Exact synonyms: Red-winged Blackbird, Redwing
Generic synonyms: Blackbird, New World Blackbird
Group relationships: Agelaius, Genus Agelaius

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agelaius Phoeniceus

Agave americana
Agave atrovirens
Agave cantala
Agave sisalana
Agave tequilana
Agdestis
Agdistis
Age of Enlightenment
Age of Fishes
Age of Mammals
Age of Man
Age of Reason
Age of Reptiles
Agee
Agelaius
Agelaius phoeniceus (current term)
Agene
Agenise
Agenize
Agent Orange
Ageratina
Ageratina altissima
Ageratum houstonianum
Agesilaus
Aggadah
Aggadic
Aggeus
Aggie
Aggies
Agha

Literary usage of Agelaius phoeniceus

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

1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Agelaius phoeniceus floridanus. Range.—Florida and Gulf coast. ... Agelaius phoeniceus fortis. Range.—Breeds in the interior of British America; ..."

2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1898)
"Of these the greater number, eighty, were English sparrows (Passer domesticus); of the remainder, twelve were red-wing blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"141.) Includes one North American species now in the genus Corvus: Frugilegus frugilegus (Linnaeus). Agelaius phoeniceus richmondi becomes, so far as North ..."

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