Acadian flycatcher

American  

noun

1. a small flycatcher, Empidonax virescens, of eastern North America, usually having olive-green plumage above with a yellow tinge on the sides and belly.

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Etymology

Origin of Acadian flycatcher

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Acadian flycatcher

There the Acadian flycatcher pursued his calling, fluttering his wings and uttering a sweet little murmur when he alighted.

From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne