yellow-breasted chat

[ yel-oh-bres-tid ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow-breasted chat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Example Sentences

The Virginia cardinal was common, and in places the yellow-breasted chat was heard.

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Across the garden I heard my first song from that unique rhapsodist, the yellow-breasted chat.

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For several years I had been trying to know the most eccentric bird in North America,—the yellow-breasted chat.

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A low bush near the plain was vocal during the full moon with the sweet but disconnected music of the yellow-breasted chat.

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The yellow-breasted chat has the greatest variety of vocal expressions.

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