Definition of Rusty blackbird

1. Noun. North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall.

Exact synonyms: Euphagus Carilonus, Rusty Grackle
Generic synonyms: Blackbird, New World Blackbird
Group relationships: Euphagus, Genus Euphagus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rusty Blackbird

rustlike
rustling
rustlingly
rustlings
rustly
rustproof
rustproofed
rustproofing
rustproofs
rustre
rustred
rustres
rusts
rustumite
rusty
rusty blackbird (current term)
rusty grackle
rusty nail
rusty rig
rusty sputum
rusty tinamou
rusty tinamous
rusty woodsia
ruta-baga
rutabaga
rutabaga plant
rutabagas
rutaceous

Literary usage of Rusty blackbird

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

1. Labrador: A Sketch of Its Peoples, Its Industries and Its Natural History by Winfrid Alden Stearns (1884)
"The weather — Beluga borealis and other huge Animals — A Sundog — Birds — The rusty blackbird ... rusty blackbird ..."

2. Labrador: A Sketch of Its Peoples, Its Industries and Its Natural History by Winfrid Alden Stearns (1884)
"The weather — Beluga borealis and other huge Animals — A Sundog— Birds—The Rusty Blackbird ... rusty blackbird ..."

3. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"A more sociable bird than the grackle, though it travel in smaller flocks, the rusty blackbird condescends to mingle freely with other feathered friends in ..."

4. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1901)
"A more sociable bird than the grackle, though it travel in smaller flocks, the rusty blackbird condescends to mingle freely with other feathered friends in ..."

5. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"... and similar instances have been reported from other parts of the state. Fig. 107. rusty blackbird. From photograph of mounted specimen. ..."

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