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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RED'WING, n. [red and wing.] A bird of the Turdus.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: red-winged blackbird, redwing, Agelaius phoeniceus]
2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: redwing, Turdus iliacus]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1657 1. a European thrush (Turdus iliacus syn. T. musicus) having the underwing coverts red 2. red-winged blackbird

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a thrush, Turdus iliacus, with red underwings showing in flight.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Redwing Red"wing` (-w?ng`), n. (Zo["o]l.) A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius ph[oe]niceus) of the family Icterid[ae]. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Wind-thrush, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus).