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bunting

Any of a number of sturdy, finchlike birds with short, thick bills, of the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes, especially the genera Passerim and Emberiza. Most of these brightly coloured birds are native to the New World.

The indigo bunting Passerina cyanea is a native of the USA and frequents open spaces. It is about 13 cm/5 in long. The adult male is a beautiful blue colour, whilst the female and young are bluish-grey. It has a sweet song, similar to that of a canary, with notes of different pitches uttered in pairs.



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The three men at her mast-head wore long streamers of narrow red bunting at their hats; from the stern, a whale-boat was suspended, bottom down; and hanging captive from the bowsprit was seen the long lower jaw of the last whale they had slain.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
He has tossed in his hand squadrons of war-scarred three-deckers, and shredded out in mere sport the bunting of flags hallowed in the traditions of honour and glory.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
In the windows of the houses also flags and bunting were displayed.
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