yellow-breasted chat
[ yel-oh-bres-tid ]
noun
an American warbler, Icteria virens, having a yellow throat and breast and greenish-brown upper parts and noted for imitating the songs of other species.
Origin of yellow-breasted chat
1An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
Words Nearby yellow-breasted chat
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How to use yellow-breasted chat in a sentence
The Virginia cardinal was common, and in places the yellow-breasted chat was heard.
Riverby | John BurroughsAcross the garden I heard my first song from that unique rhapsodist, the yellow-breasted chat.
A-Birding on a Bronco | Florence A. MerriamFor several years I had been trying to know the most eccentric bird in North America,—the yellow-breasted chat.
Upon The Tree-Tops | Olive Thorne MillerA low bush near the plain was vocal during the full moon with the sweet but disconnected music of the yellow-breasted chat.
Rolf In The Woods | Ernest Thompson SetonThe yellow-breasted chat has the greatest variety of vocal expressions.
Bird Neighbors | Neltje Blanchan
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