Meaning of jonque | Babel Free

Definitions

A canary that is of a single color with no dark feathers.

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Examples

“I know⟳ not, indeed, if the artist could give⟳ the beautiful orange which distinguish ^([sic]) the jonque, or the mellowness of tint that pervades the mealy.”

“Canary-birds, however, are not likely to become⟳ extinct; […] each flock is said to have⟳ its own⟳ peculiar song, but we must not think⟳ the "jonques," so popular among us, form⟳ the majority in a flock.”

“Pied birds are produced by matching a green jonque with a clean⟳ jonque, or a mealy hen.”

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