mountain bluebird
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountain bluebird
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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The Twitter mascot is a mountain bluebird, but it may turn out to be an albatross.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
Fire also releases soil nutrients that can encourage the growth of shrubs that attract insects and other invertebrates that birds such as the dusky flycatcher and mountain bluebird find tasty.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 30, 2020
It is home to boreal toads and bugling elk, trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, massive flocks of mountain bluebird, and a diverse suite of waterfowl.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2017
Official state bird: mountain bluebird Look, Nevada, you’re insane.
From Slate • May 17, 2013
Here I also saw my first mountain bluebird, whose back and breast are wholly blue, there being no rufous at all in his plumage.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
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