Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CA-NA'RY-BIRD
CA-NA'RY-BIRD, n.
A singing bird from the Canary Isles, a species of Fringilla. The bill is conical and straight; the body is yellowish white; the prime feathers of the wings and tail are greenish. These birds are now bred in other countries.
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