snow bunting

English
a snow bunting

Noun

snow bunting (plural snow buntings)

  1. A finch, Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.
    • 2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 117:
      Soon the snow buntings will arrive, bringing song. My favourite snow bunting song is the clearance song they make to land.
    Synonym: snowflick

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