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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KenM" data-source="post: 3278018" data-attributes="member: 57880">One's definition of a word is down to the understanding and the usage thereof, my interpretation of the word varied implies that which detracts from the norm on a not infrequent basis. Regarding VT, it appears that it's gender and age plumages are consistent throughout it's range, apart from odd pigment variants..as per the Cornish bird, and not surprisingly in the United States.If we take Varied Bunting, with the adult male bird sporting perhaps 3-4 colour tones with (age related transitional changes) and female/Immatures being a different monotone, then I'd have thought that Varied-colour Bunting might make more sense? Cheers</blockquote>