† ring buntingn.Obsolete the reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, the male of which has a white collar; cf. ring birdn., ring fowln.
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1837 W. MacgillivrayHist. Brit. Birds I. 453 Black-headed Bunting,..Ring-bird. Ring-Bunting.
1885 C. SwainsonProvinc. Names Brit. Birds 71 Reed Bunting... From its collar of white feathers it has received the names Ring bird. Ring bunting. Ring fowl (Aberdeen).