What is (a) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing. (b) The velvet duck called?
whitewing — (a) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing. (b) The velvet duck. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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