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Definition of Reedbirds
1. reedbird [n] - See also: reedbird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reedbirds
Literary usage of Reedbirds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Legislation for the Protection of Birds Other Than Game Birds by Theodore Sherman Palmer (1900)
"Comparatively few passerine birds are treated as game. Among these few,
bobolinks (reedbirds), blackbirds, meadowlarks, and robins are the most important. ..."
2. Men I Have Fished with: Sketches of Characters and Incidents with Rod and by Fred Mather (1897)
"Port once said to me that a game dealer, hotel keeper, or some other man, wanted
him to shoot reedbirds in the fall. "Now, what do you suppose he called ..."
3. Men I Have Fished with: Sketches of Characters and Incidents with Rod and by Fred Mather (1897)
"Port once said to me that a game dealer, hotel keeper, or some other man, wanted
him to shoot reedbirds in the fall. "Now, what do you suppose he called ..."
4. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1900)
"It has been slightly modified by adding reedbirds and blackbirds to the list of
species in the District of Columbia, reedbirds to the New Jersey list, ..."
5. How to Attract the Birds: And Other Talks about Bird Neighbours by Neltje Blanchan (1902)
"In spite of Nature's kindly protective colouring, thousands of bobolinks (reedbirds,
so- called) fall a prey to pot-hunters every autumn when ..."
6. How to Attract the Birds: And Other Talks about Bird Neighbors by Neltje Blanchan (1902)
"... thousands of bobolinks (reedbirds, so- called) fall a prey to pot-hunters
every autumn when the best beefsteak costs only twenty cents a pound, ..."
7. "Dainty Dishes": A Collection of Choice Receipts by Adolphe Meyer (1903)
"Dress the reedbirds on a dish; reduce the remaining Madeira with Brown sauce to
a good consistency, strain and pour over the birds. ..."
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