Maybird (maberd)

1. The bobolink. [Local, U. S.]-2. The wood-thrush. [Jamaica.]-3. The knot or red-breasted sandpiper. [South Carolina.] -4. The May-curlew or whimbrel. [Local, Eng.] May-blob (ma'blob), n. The marsh-marigold, Caltha palustris . [Prov. Eng.] May-bloom (māʼblöm), n . The hawthorn. May-blo om (mā'blosum), n. The lily-of- the-valley. [Prov. Eng.] May-bug (ma bug), n. Same as May - beetle , 1. May-bush (ma'bush), n . The hawthorn or white- thorn. O that I were there, To helpen the Ladyes their Maybush beare. Spenser , Shep. Cal., May. May-chafer (ma'cha fèr), n. Same as May beetle , 1.