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slate-colored junco
[ sleyt-kuhl-erd ]
noun
- the eastern subspecies of the dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis, having grayer plumage than the several western subspecies.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of slate-colored junco1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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A slate-colored junco made itself at home at the perch.
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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.
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