grosbeak
grohs beek
- n any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
- By Metropolitan Opera standards, Songstress Clooney is as innocent of musical training as a rose-breasted grosbeak.
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News & Articles
- Blue Grosbeaks beautify land
There is a small blue bird called the Blue Grosbeak that lives along the creek in the summer.
June 30, 2013 - Del Rio News-Herald
Quotes
- John James Audubon in Zanesville Times Recorder
In 1840, John James Audubon wrote: "In richness of plumage, elegance of motion, and strength of song, this species surpasses all its kindred in the United States, and the Cardinal Grosbeak is always welcome and everywhere a favourite."