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warbird
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea.
Quotations
1816-37
This bird is very generally known in Canada by the name of War-bird, as much I suppose from its colour as from its having been seen in unusual numbers immediately preceding the late war with the United States.
1836
. . . the American war-bird [is] a very beautiful creature . . . in plumage.
1866
In succession arrive the scarlet war-bird, its gorgeous hues glancing among the green leaves of the forest. . . .
1956
Scarlet Tanager [is also called] war bird. . . .