roseate
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Birds, from pigeons and crows to the more rare roseate spoonbill, were the inspiration.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
You will see dolphins, terns, maybe even a roseate spoonbill.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023
West Coast, puffins off the Maine coast, penguins in South Africa, endangered roseate terns off New England, and brown pelicans on vanishing islands off southeastern Louisiana.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
Its nest, its pallet, was of every kind of precious feather— Of lovely cotinga feathers, roseate spoonbill feathers, quetzal feathers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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