“yellow-breasted”

The following 2 entries include the term yellow-breasted.

yellow-breasted bunting

noun

: a bunting (Emberiza aureola) that is common in northern Russia and Siberia, winters in tropical Asia, and in the adult male is chestnut above with a buff stripe over the eye and a yellow breast crossed by a narrow chestnut band

yellow-breasted chat

noun

: a large American chat (Icteria vireus) that is greenish brown above with a bright yellow throat and breast and a white abdomen, that breeds chiefly in the eastern half of the U.S., that winters in Mexico and Central America, and that is noted for its expert mimicking of other birds


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