towhee noun.
['tǝʊ(h)i:, 'taʊ-] N. Amer. M18.[Imit. of the call of Pipilo erythrophthalmus (see below).]Any of several buntings of the genus
Pipilo, of brush and woodland in N. America,
esp. (in full
rufous-sided towhee) the most widespread, the brightly coloured
P. erythrophthalmus (also called
chewink,
ground robin,
swamp robin).
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