painted bunting

noun
1.
a brilliantly colored bunting, Passerina ciris, of the southern U.S.
Origin
1805-15, Americanism
Examples from the web for painted bunting
  • The brilliantly colored painted bunting nests here as do many other neo-tropical migrants.
  • The brilliantly colored painted bunting nests here as do a number of other neo-tropical migrants.
  • Survey results show that people favor the deer with dusk background and the painted bunting plates.