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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A European thrush ({Turdus iliacus}). Its under wing coverts
are orange red. Called also {redwinged thrush}.
b A North American passerine bird ({Agelarius
ph[oe]niceus}) of the family {Icterid[ae]}. The male is
black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered
with orange, on each wing. Called also {redwinged
blackbird}, {red-winged troupial}, {marsh blackbird}, and
{swamp blackbird}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
redwing
n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
[syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {Agelaius phoeniceus}]
2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: {Turdus
iliacus}]
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