Found 1 items, similar to Spiza Americana.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spiza Americana Dickcissel \Dick*cis"sel\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana). [1913 Webster] Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillid[ae]). [1913 Webster] Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting (Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan (Emberiza hortulana ); the cirl (Emberiza cirlus); and the black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American species are the bay-winged or grass (Po["o]c[ae]tes gramineus or Po[oe]cetes gramineus); the black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting (Plectrophanax nivalis ); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, Lark bunting . [1913 Webster]