indigo-birdn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: indigo adj., bird n.

Etymology: < indigo adj. + bird n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈindigo-ˌbird.

A well-known North American bird, a species of painted finch, Cyanospiza cyanea, family Fringillidæ, the male of which has the head and upperparts of rich indigo-blue. It is found on the Atlantic slope from Canada southward, and is often kept as a cage-bird.

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ligurine1572

ligury1598

flax-finch1640

Kate1774

winter finch1783

indigo-bird1864

Galapagos finch1888

mamo1891

Darwin's finch1936

1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) xxix. 550 The Indigo Bird, or Blue Linnet of America, which derives its name from the hue of its feathers.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 17 Till within a fortnight, a pair of indigo-birds would keep up their lively duo for an hour together.

1884 E. P. Roe Nature's Serial Story viii That indigo-bird in yonder tree-top.

1898 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 462/1 Populous with chats, indigo-birds, wood pewees, wood thrushes, and warblers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	indigo-bird
释义	indigo-birdn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: indigo adj., bird n. Etymology: < indigo adj. + bird n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈindigo-ˌbird. A well-known North American bird, a species of painted finch, Cyanospiza cyanea, family Fringillidæ, the male of which has the head and upperparts of rich indigo-blue. It is found on the Atlantic slope from Canada southward, and is often kept as a cage-bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of ligurine1572 ligury1598 flax-finch1640 Kate1774 winter finch1783 indigo-bird1864 Galapagos finch1888 mamo1891 Darwin's finch1936 1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) xxix. 550 The Indigo Bird, or Blue Linnet of America, which derives its name from the hue of its feathers. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 17 Till within a fortnight, a pair of indigo-birds would keep up their lively duo for an hour together. 1884 E. P. Roe Nature's Serial Story viii That indigo-bird in yonder tree-top. 1898 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 462/1 Populous with chats, indigo-birds, wood pewees, wood thrushes, and warblers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1864
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