dendroica palmarum

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dendroica palmarum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Redpoll \Red"poll`\ (-p?l`), n. (Zool.)
     (a) Any one of several species of small northern finches of
         the genus Acanthis (formerly Aegiothus), native of
         Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or
         rosy. The male of the most common species (Acanthis   linarius
         ) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also
         redpoll linnet. See Illust. under Linnet.
     (b) The common European linnet.
     (c) The American redpoll warbler (Dendroica palmarum).
         [1913 Webster]