yellowhammer
a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.
Chiefly Southern U.S. a flicker, Colaptes auratus, having yellow wing and tail linings.
Origin of yellowhammer
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How to use yellowhammer in a sentence
Each man wore upon his head a down head-net, a pair of trembler plumes, and a yellowhammer-feather forehead-band.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians | Samuel Alfred BarrettUpon the head was a feather tuft, a yellowhammer-feather forehead-band, two trembler plumes and some down.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians | Samuel Alfred BarrettThere have been examples of chaffinches pairing with female canaries, and it has been said with a female yellowhammer.
The Natural History of Cage Birds | J. M. BechsteinIndependently of the beak, this bird may be taken for a female yellowhammer, as it resembles it so much in its shape and plumage.
The Natural History of Cage Birds | J. M. BechsteinThey are about the size of the yellowhammer, six inches and a half in length, of which the tail measures two.
The Natural History of Cage Birds | J. M. Bechstein
British Dictionary definitions for yellowhammer
/ (ˈjɛləʊˌhæmə) /
a European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, having a yellowish head and body and brown streaked wings and tail
US and Canadian the yellow-shafted flicker, an American woodpecker: See flicker 2
Origin of yellowhammer
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