Topic: bunting

bunting common name for small, plump birds of the family Fringillidae ( finch family). Among the American buntings are the indigo bunting, in which the summer plumage of the male reflects sunlight as a rich, metallic blue; the painted bunting, or nonpareil ( Passerina ciris ), with showy red, blue, and green plumage; the hardy snow bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis ), whose winter plumage is white marked with light brown on the head and sides; and the lazuli bunting of the West, turquoise above with a chestnut breast and white wing bars. European buntings include the corn, snow, and cirl... Read more