yellowbird

American  

[yel-oh-burd] / ˈjɛl oʊˌbɜrd /

noun

1. British Dialect. any of various yellow or golden birds, as the golden oriole of Europe.

2. any of several American goldfinches.

3. yellow warbler.

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yellowbird British  

/ ˈjɛləʊˌbɜːd /

noun

1. any of various birds having a yellow plumage, such as the American goldfinch

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Etymology

Origin of yellowbird

First recorded in 1695–1705; yellow + bird

Example Sentences

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yellowbird

This is not sadness in the wood; The yellowbird Flits joying through the solitude, By no thought stirred Save of his little duskier mate And rompings jolly.

From More Songs From Vagabondia by Bliss Carman

Surely no one familiar with the rich, full, canary-like song of the "wild canary," as the goldfinch is called, could confuse it with the mild "Wee-chee, chee, cher-wee" of the summer yellowbird.

From Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes by Neltje Blanchan

About the most noticeable bird of August in New York and New England is the yellowbird, or goldfinch.

From Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs by Louis Agassiz Fuertes

During the day I observed several pine finches,—a dark brown or brindlish bird, allied to the common yellowbird, which it much resembles in its manner and habits.

From Wake-Robin by John Burroughs

The summer yellowbird, or yellow warbler, is not now a wood-bird at all, being found in orchards and parks, and along streams and in the trees of villages and cities.

From Wake-Robin by John Burroughs