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Definition of Rusty grackle
1. Noun. North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall.
Generic synonyms: Blackbird, New World Blackbird
Group relationships: Euphagus, Genus Euphagus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rusty Grackle
Literary usage of Rusty grackle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1835)
"RUST is the oxide of a metal, and is composed of oxygen combined with a metal.
(See Oxygen.) RUTA BAGA, or SWEDISH TURNIP. (See Turnip.) rusty grackle. ..."
2. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"This statement is at variance with reports from several sections of the state,
where observers speak of the rusty grackle being seen only for a day or two ..."
3. Bird-nesting in North-West Canadaby Walter Raine by Walter Raine (1892)
"We very much question the statement that "The rusty grackle is common between
Winnipeg and Portage-la-Prairie, usually making its nest on the ground like a ..."
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