Snowbird
the common name of the genus of birds Junco, family Fringillidæ, distinguished by their bill small and conical, the wings reaching the basal fourth of the exposed portion of the tail, and the tail slightly emarginate. The comhyemalis, of the United States E. of the Missouri, is 6½ inches long; grayish or Missouri, is 61/4 inches long; grayish or of the breast and belly, the under tail coverts, and the first and second external tail feathers white, and the third tail birds appear in flocks in winter and are and berries; the flesh is delicate and juicy, and is often sold in the New Orleans market. 1 SNOWDEN an