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

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

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

Here, every day, were to be heard the glorious song of the cardinal grosbeak, the insect-like effort of the blue-gray gnatcatcher, and the rigmarole of the yellow-breasted chat.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford