towhee
/ˈtəʊhiː/noun
1- a North American songbird of the bunting family, typically with brownish plumage but sometimes black and rufous唧鹀。
1.1
- Genus Pipilo (and Chlorurus), family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae): several species.唧鹀属, 鹀科(鹀亚科):数种。
词源
mid 18th cent.: imitative of the call of Pipilo erythrophthalmus.