A blackbird was warbling from the branch. 一只画眉鸟在枝头歌唱。
The blackbird sat on the nest waiting for the return of her mate. 黑鹂在巢中等候其雄鸟归来.
blackbird
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any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
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common black European thrush
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Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd), n. (Zo["o]l.) In England, a species of thrush ({Turdus merula}), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the {Quiscalus versicolor}, or crow blackbird; the {Agel[ae]us ph[oe]niceus}, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See {Redwing}.
Blackbird \Black"bird\, n. 1. Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. [Cant, pejorative] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also {Kanaka}. [Australia, pejorative] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd), v. i. to engage in the slave trade. [Colloq.] [PJC]
But among the redwing blackbird, Gibbs said, "there's a definite conflict between the sexes" because such a high percentage of the young are fathered by outside males.