| 释义 |
snow bunting
noun
: a finch (Plectrophenax nivalis) of northern regions that is related to the longspurs, breeds in the arctic regions, in winter often appears in large flocks both in Europe and the United States especially during snowstorms, and has largely white plumage with upper parts usually overcast with brown and red during winter and during the summer in the male with black — called also snowflake |