redpoll

American  

[red-pohl] / ˈrɛdˌpoʊl /

noun

1. either of two small fringilline birds, Carduelis flammea or C. hornemanni, of northern North America and Eurasia, the adults of which have a crimson crown patch.

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redpoll British  

/ ˈrɛdˌpɒl /

noun

1. either of two widely distributed finches, Acanthis flammea or A. hornemanni ( arctic redpoll or hoary redpoll ), having a greyish-brown plumage with a red crown and pink breast

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Etymology

Origin of redpoll

First recorded in 1730–40; red ¹ + poll ¹

Example Sentences

A female redpoll incubating eggs in a willow shrub.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2011

Nothing is missing�from January storms that sweep the landscape and uncover food for such delicate songbirds as Hornemann's redpoll, to the May migrations of barnacle geese coming home to lay their eggs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another punctual bird is the yellow redpoll warbler, the first of his class that appears.

From A Year in the Fields by Burroughs, John

Many of our more vigorous species, as the butcherbird, the crossbills, the pine grosbeak, the redpoll, the Bohemian chatterer, the shore lark, the longspur, the snow bunting, etc., are common to both continents.

From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John

He resembles our purple finch and our redpoll.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert