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Examples
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Storms have scalloped pockets in the softer strata; in them still hang the phoebe's nests, which were filled with young birds in June.
Some Summer Days in Iowa Frederick John Lazell 1905
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Here is a multiple life going serenely and abundantly on in an environment whose utter change from the primeval is hardly exaggerated by phoebe's shift for a nest from a mossy ledge in the heart of the ancient woods to a joist close up against the hot roof of my pigpen behind the barn.
The Hills of Hingham Dallas Lore Sharp 1899
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Their voices are stronger and more mellifluent than the eastern phoebe's, but the manner of delivery is not so sprightly and gladsome.
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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This was the phoebe's customary perch, and on those bare branches -- first or last -- every visitor was sure to appear.
Little Brothers of the Air Olive Thorne Miller 1874
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hi i am phoebe from phoebe's cupcakes. we are opening very soon... april 8th. please come by on opening day. the first 1500 people get a free cupcake with the purchase of a coffee.
The Sweet Smell of Air Cake for Breakfast 2009
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