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yellow-breasted chat

American  
[yel-oh-bres-tid] / ˈjɛl oʊˌbrɛs tɪd /

noun

  1. 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.


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

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

Against the foil of the butcher-bird's stolidity we may set the inquisitive, garrulous temperament of the white-eyed vireo and the yellow-breasted chat.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

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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