barley-bird
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Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
barley-bird (plural barley-birds)
- Any of several birds distinguished by their appearance in England at the time of barley-sowing.
- yellow wagtail (Motacilla spp.)
- wryneck (Jynx spp.)