towhee
nounA songbird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of eastern North America having black, white, and rust-colored plumage in the male.
nounAny of several similar birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone, found in western North America.
nounThe chewink, ground-robin, or marsh-robin of the United States, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, or any other species of the genus Pipilo: more fully called
The chewink.
nounAny of several species of
any of numerous long-tailed American finches