yellow-breasted chat

American  

[yel-oh-bres-tid] / ˈyɛl 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.

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Etymology

Origin of yellow-breasted chat

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Example Sentences

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

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

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

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne