slate-colored junco

[ sleyt-kuhl-erd ]

noun

1. the eastern subspecies of the dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis, having grayer plumage than the several western subspecies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slate-colored junco¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

A slate-colored junco made itself at home at the perch.

From New York Times

A slate-colored junco did a pretty thing in the woods one day of early spring—much more pleasing to see than the incident just described.

From Project Gutenberg