yellowbird

[ yel-oh-burd ]

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.

yellowbird

/ ˈjɛləʊˌbɜːd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellowbird¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; yellow + bird

Example Sentences

From the thriftless borders of ripening weeds busy flocks of yellowbirds in faded plumage scatter in sudden flight at one's approach like upblown flurries of dun leaves.

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With them, at times, came robins and blackbirds, and occasionally yellowbirds and kingbirds.

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The brush and trees were full of song—yellowbirds, linnets, chewinks, doves, wrens, and, best of all, a song sparrow,—bless his heart!—singing as if he were on a bush in New York state.

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The yellowbird becomes active and conspicuous after the other birds have nearly all withdrawn from the stage and become silent, their broods reared and flown.

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For instance: “A boy on his way to school found a yellowbird’s nest with four little birds in it,” is the recitation of a bare plot.

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