grosbeak : Idioms & Phrases

• (Zoöl.), an American song bird (Cardinalis cardinalis, or C. Virginianus), of the family Fringillidæ, or finches having a bright red plumage, and a high, pointed crest on its head. The males have loud and musical notes resembling those of a fife. Other related species are also called cardinal birds.

Webster 1913

• noun crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
  Cardinalis cardinalis; Richmondena Cardinalis; cardinal; redbird.
  

WordNet

• noun North American grosbeak
  Hesperiphona vespertina.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), an American singing bird (Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening.

Webster 1913

• noun large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
  Pinicola enucleator.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red.

Webster 1913