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Definition of Slate-colored junco
1. Noun. Common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slate-colored Junco
Literary usage of Slate-colored junco
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1907)
"WE SAUNDERS, London, Ont. UNUSUAL NESTING HABIT OF slate-colored junco. ...
in July last, I was surprised to see a nest of the slate-colored junco, ..."
2. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"A slightly larger bird than the slate-colored junco and with the bill horn ...
This species is similar to the slate-colored junco but has'a reddish brown ..."
3. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"A slightly larger bird than the slate-colored junco and with the bill horn color
... This species is similar to the slate-colored junco but has'a reddish ..."
4. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"A slightly larger bird than the slate-colored junco and with the bill horn ...
This species is similar to the slate-colored junco but has a reddish brown ..."
5. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"ONE of the friendliest, most welcome visitors of the cold winter months through
the eastern United States is the plump little slate-colored junco, ..."