junco

[ juhng-koh ]

/ ˈdʒʌŋ koʊ /

any of several small North American finches of the genus Junco.

Also called snowbird.

Origin of junco

1700–10; < Spanish: rush, bird found in rush beds < Latin juncus rush

The little black-headed snowbird, Thurber's junco, is the most common of all the Tahoe birds.

The Lake of the Sky |George Wharton James
For all that, I do not feel like taking a lofty tone in passing judgment upon Junco.

Birds in the Bush |Bradford Torrey
Its nesting habits and eggs do not differ from those of the Pink-sided Junco.

The Bird Book |Chester A. Reed
The Junco neighborhood was a populous part of our calling district.

Little Brothers of the Air |Olive Thorne Miller

The tree sparrow, song sparrow, chipping sparrow, field sparrow and snowbird or junco are all great weed-seed destroyers.

Checking the Waste |Mary Huston Gregory

junco

/ (ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ) /

any North American bunting of the genus Junco, having a greyish plumage with white outer tail feathers

C18: from Spanish: a rush, a marsh bird, from Latin juncus rush