The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
towhee — ☆ towhee [tō′hē, tō′ē ] n. [echoic of one of its calls] any of several large, ground feeding, North American sparrows (family Emberizidae); esp., the rufous sided towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) with a chestnut patch on each flank and, usually,… … English World dictionary
towhee — /tow hee, toh hee, toh ee/, n. any of several long tailed North American finches of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura. [1720 30, Amer.; imit.] * * * Any of several North American songbirds (passerine family Fringillidae, sometimes Emberizidae), long … Universalium
Towhee — Taxobox name = Towhees image caption = California Towhee Pipilo crissalis in a garden regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Pipilo genus authority = Vieillot, 1816 subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
towhee — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
towhee bunting — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eastern Towhee — A male in Massachusetts, USA Conservation status … Wikipedia
Spotted Towhee — Taxobox name = Spotted Towhee status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 220px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Pipilo species = P. maculatus binomial = Pipilo… … Wikipedia
Green-tailed Towhee — Taxobox name = Green tailed Towhee status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Pipilo species = P. chlorurus binomial = Pipilo… … Wikipedia
Sibley-Monroe checklist 18 — The Sibley Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds. Passeriformes (continued)Fringillidae* Peucedramus taeniatus Olive… … Wikipedia
cheewink — n. (Zo[ o]l.) the common rufous sided towhee of eastern North America, {Pipilo erythrophthalmus}. Syn: chewink, rufous sided towhee, {Pipilo erythrophthalmus}. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
