cage bird

a bird that is commonly kept in a cage as a pet.

Origin of cage bird

First recorded in 1620–30

Lean on the wall, and loose her cage-bird heart, To lift and breast and dance upon the breeze.

The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q" |Q
"Better be a wood-bird than a cage-bird, you know," the old man whispered.

The Eternal City |Hall Caine
The cage-bird class has as its most important representative the canary.

Our Domestic Birds |John H. Robinson
Miss Beale, rushing across London in a taxi, reminded him of nothing more masterful than a cage-bird turned loose in a tempest.

Number Seventeen |Louis Tracy

Pothinus finally discovered that he was having some difficulty in keeping his cage-bird contented.

A Friend of Caesar |William Stearns Davis