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Definition of Evening grosbeak

Evening grosbeak
Evening E"ven*ing, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening. --Bartlett. 2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. ``Evening Prayer.' --Shak. Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants (Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. Evening grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), 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. Evening primrose. See under Primrose. The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star.

Meaning of Evening grosbeak from wikipedia

- The evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a p****erine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America. The evening grosbeak is bulky...
- Coccothraustes): Evening grosbeak, H. vespertina Hooded grosbeak, H. abeillei The two species in the East Asian genus Eophona: ****anese grosbeak, E. personata...
- Lucien Bonaparte with the evening grosbeak as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Gr**** hesperos meaning "evening" and phōnē meaning "sound"...
- grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), and weights, to 86.1 g (3.04 oz) in the evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina), have been recorded in species which are...
- yellow wagtail, wood warbler, Cape May warbler, rose-breasted grosbeak, evening grosbeak, red-bellied wood****, scarlet tanager, northern cardinal, great...
- Ornithologists' Union now ****igns the hooded grosbeak together with the closely related evening grosbeak to the genus Hesperiphona. This genus was introduced...
- vespertina (Evening Grosbeak)". "Hesperiphona abeillei (Hooded Grosbeak)". "Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Hawfinch)". "Eophona migratoria (Chinese Grosbeak)"....
- shag European stonechat European storm petrel European turtle dove Evening grosbeak Everett's scops owl Everett's thrush Everett's white-eye Evergreen...
- Hesperiphona – contains two species of American grosbeaks, the evening grosbeak and the hooded grosbeak Coccothraustes – contains a single species, the...
- hirundinacea Olive-backed euphonia, Euphonia gouldi Hooded grosbeak, Coccothraustes abeillei Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (vulnerable) House finch...