Yellow-breasted-chat
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.
historical examples
the children’s book of birds olive thorne miller
riverby john burroughs
bird neighbors neltje blanchan
wake-robin john burroughs
a-birding on a bronco florence a. merriam
upon the tree-tops olive thorne miller
rolf in the woods ernest thompson seton
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