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n. the common rufous-sided towhee of eastern North America, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
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n. common towhee of eastern North America
Word Usage
"It is not a bird that skulks and hides, like the cat-bird, the brown-thrasher, the chat, or the cheewink, and its nest is not concealed with the same art as theirs."