redwing

[ red-wing ]

/ ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ /

a European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having chestnut-red flank and axillary feathers.

Origin of redwing

First recorded in 1650–60; red¹ + wing

For a while he heard Mr. and Mrs. Redwing scolding sharply, and by this he knew that Reddy Fox was still about.

The Burgess Bird Book for Children |Thornton W. Burgess
In confinement the redwing is treated like the preceding; but it is not much valued, as its song is in no respect agreeable.

The Natural History of Cage Birds |J. M. Bechstein
Over his head Mr. Redwing was singing as if his heart would burst with the very joy of springtime.

The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat |Thornton W. Burgess
He knew by the sound of Redwing's voice that Redwing wasn't joking.

The Burgess Bird Book for Children |Thornton W. Burgess

He could see Mr. Redwing flying 'round and 'round, this way and that way over the bulrushes.

Tell Me Another Story |Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

redwing

/ (ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ) /

a small European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having a speckled breast, reddish flanks, and brown back

a North American oriole, Agelaius phoeniceus, the male of which has a black plumage with a red-and-yellow patch on each wing