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Descriptive Bird Names

 I have been talking about names for birds that can be misleading.  But, in fact, many names are actually “spot on”.  If you saw the bird and I told you its name you would say “that is it exactly.”  Below are some examples.  Get out your Field Guide and look up the following birds and see how well the name describes the bird:

 Yellow-headed Blackbird

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Long-tailed Duck

Red-faced Warbler

Brown-headed Nuthatch

White Ibis

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Their names fit.  Just as with people, sometimes the name matches the person.