least flycatcher
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of least flycatcher
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The least flycatcher, called minimus by the scientists, well deserves his name, for of all those members of his family which make their home with us, he is the smallest.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William
Yet the thrushes are song birds par excellence, while the phœbe, the least flycatcher, and the kingbird are not supposed to be able to sing at all.
From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford
It was a least flycatcher, and her undoing was her acceptance of nesting material, which her human friend, the oft-mentioned local bird-lover, supplied.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
The flycatchers are well represented in the Park, there being no fewer than five species; the least flycatcher, wood pewee, phœbe, crested flycatcher, and kingbird.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William
A least flycatcher flitted about in the copse some distance up a shallow runway.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
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