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
In the most inaccessible part of such a briery tangle, that rollicking polyglot, the yellow-breasted chat, loves to hide its nest.
From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje
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
The yellow-breasted chat has remarkable vocal ability, but he is not a real musician like the mockingbird, who also likes to have fun with his voice.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
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