chickadee

[ chik-uh-dee ]

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noun

any of several North American birds of the genus Parus, of the titmouse family, especially P. atricapillus black-capped chickadee, having the throat and top of the head black.

chickadee

/ ˈtʃɪkəˌdiː /

any of various small North American songbirds of the genus Parus, such as P. atricapillus ( black-capped chickadee ), typically having grey-and-black plumage: family Paridae (titmice)

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First recorded in 1820–30; imitative

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C19: imitative of its note

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Hoping to turn up reports of gray-headed chickadees elsewhere in North America, Booms and his colleagues analyzed historical records.

He wanted evidence the gray-headed chickadee still existed here.

That includes birds like the American robin, blue jay and chickadee.

So we awoke in the morning, with the sunshine smiting the snow into diamonds and a chickadee piping for breakfast.

The chickadee is a very popular bird among all the Indian tribes where it is known.

It is said that “in the beginning” the task of keeping account of the months was assigned to the chickadee.

At this time they chose to send the chickadee as a messenger to find out the conditions and to bring back word to them.

Now when the chickadee came on his mission and appeared at the dwellings of men he was invited to enter.

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