Category:Redwing

Red"wing` (-wng`), n. (zoöl.)

Defn: a european thrush (turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are Orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) a north american Passerine bird (agelarius phoeniceus) of the family icteridæ. 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.