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yellow-headed blackbird
[yel-oh-hed-id]
noun
a North American blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, having a yellow head.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yellow-headed blackbird1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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“To put a sandhill crane or a bald eagle or, goodness knows, a yellow-headed blackbird in the background would be cool.”
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The yellow-headed blackbird belongs properly north-west of Lake Superior, but frequently gets into Michigan and Illinois.
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The Yellow-headed Blackbird occurs in Coahuila in migration.
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