reed bunting
noun
an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
Origin of reed bunting
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby reed bunting
ree,
reebok,
reecho,
reechy,
reed,
reed bunting,
reed canary grass,
reed grass,
reed instrument,
reed mace,
reed organ
Example sentences from the Web for reed bunting
A Reed-Bunting occupied a central territory in a strip of marshy ground inhabited annually by four or five males of this species.
Territory in Bird Life |H. Eliot HowardThe nests of the Reed-bunting are difficult to find, at least, I have seldom been successful.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children |W. HoughtonWhen in the neighbourhood of swampy places and reed-beds, a look-out must be kept for the reed-bunting.
Birds in Flight |W. P. PycraftWell, some observers have remarked the same thing in the case of the reed-bunting.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children |W. Houghton
British Dictionary definitions for reed bunting
reed bunting
noun
a common European bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, that occurs near reed beds and has a brown streaked plumage with, in the male, a black head