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Definition of towhee in English: towheenoun ˈtəʊ(h)iːˈtaʊ(h)iːˈtou- A North American songbird of the bunting family, typically with brownish plumage but sometimes black and rufous. 唧鹀 Genus Pipilo (and Chlorurus), family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae): several species Example sentencesExamples - Many birds feed comfortably on a platform, especially the sparrows, juncos, towhees and doves that are referred to as ground feeders.
- Not only is the Cape flush with cardinals, towhees, mockingbirds, catbirds, goldfinches and woodpeckers, its birds of the shore entice many a visitor here.
- I can hear the songs of migrating birds: phoebes, white-throated sparrows, towhees, catbirds, chipping sparrows.
- So, next time you go birding and spot the reddish-brown flanks of a towhee, call it like you see it.
- Invariably, the winter sparrows head north again to resume their breeding activities, and I am left to enjoy my resident species, such as the spotted towhee, California towhee, scrub jay, and California thrasher.
OriginMid 18th century: imitative of the call of Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Definition of towhee in US English: towheenounˈtou- A North American songbird of the bunting family, typically with brownish plumage but sometimes black and rufous. 唧鹀 Genus Pipilo (and Chlorurus), family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae): several species Example sentencesExamples - Invariably, the winter sparrows head north again to resume their breeding activities, and I am left to enjoy my resident species, such as the spotted towhee, California towhee, scrub jay, and California thrasher.
- So, next time you go birding and spot the reddish-brown flanks of a towhee, call it like you see it.
- Not only is the Cape flush with cardinals, towhees, mockingbirds, catbirds, goldfinches and woodpeckers, its birds of the shore entice many a visitor here.
- I can hear the songs of migrating birds: phoebes, white-throated sparrows, towhees, catbirds, chipping sparrows.
- Many birds feed comfortably on a platform, especially the sparrows, juncos, towhees and doves that are referred to as ground feeders.
OriginMid 18th century: imitative of the call of Pipilo erythrophthalmus. |