What is "ricebird"

Java \Ja"va\ (j[aum]"v[.a]), n.

1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.

2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.

3. (Computers) [all capitals] an object-oriented computer programming language, derived largely from C++, used widely for design and display of web pages on the world-wide web. It is an interpreted language, and has been suggested as a platform-independent code to allow execution of the same progam under multiple operating systems without recompiling. The language is still (1997) under active development, and is evolving.

   Java cat (Zo["o]l.), the musang.

   Java sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a species of finch ( Padda oryzivora), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also ricebird, and paddy bird. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird.

Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American singing bird ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.

The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink.
--W. Irving.

n. 1 The Java sparrow. 2 The bobolink.

1. n. migratory American songbird [syn: bobolink, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus]

2. small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [syn: Java sparrow, Java finch, Padda oryzivora]

Ricebird is a name for a number of different birds, especially those that feed on paddy fields or on various grains (not necessarily just rice). Most commonly, it refers to the:

• Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
• Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
• Mannikins (Lonchura), a genus
• Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
• Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), in English-speaking West African countries