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soldier (black)bird 
the redwinged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus.
See also: field officer red-winged oriole swamp blackbird
- 1958 In a bush a few early soldier blackbirds talked to each other . . . Then the male flew. His red epaulettes shone finely.
- 1959 Red-Winged Blackbird [is also called] soldier bird (. . . Ont.); soldier blackbird (Ont., Man.). . . .
- 1958 In a bush a few early soldier blackbirds talked to each other . . . Then the male flew. His red epaulettes shone finely.