yellow-breasted chat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yellow-breasted chat
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
Example Sentences
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Yellow-breasted chat: “The yellow-breasted chat offers a cascade of song in the spring, when males deliver streams of whistles, cackles, chuckles and gurgles with the fluidity of improvisational jazz,” according to AllAboutBirds.org.
From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2016
One of Audubon's most criticized poses was that of a particular yellow-breasted chat.
From Scientific American • May 17, 2013
I knew him at once, the rogue! from having read of him; he was the yellow-breasted chat.
From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne
Like the yellow-breasted chat, the catbird likes to hide its nest in a tangle of cat brier along the roadside undergrowth and in bushy, woodland thickets.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
A low bush near the plain was vocal during the full moon with the sweet but disconnected music of the yellow-breasted chat.
From Rolf in the Woods by Seton, Ernest Thompson
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