Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the rump (or upper tail-coverts in some cases) yellow, as various birds. (See
yellowrump .) The yellow-rumped seed-eater is a certain finch, Crithagra chrysopyga.
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Examples
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I invited along my friend Roy, who, as it happens, has a pretty good eye for wild hazelnuts, edible mushrooms, and yellow-rumped warblers (not edible).
Susie Middleton: Where the Wild Things Grow: The Zen of Foraging
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Mainly what I saw besides Canada geese was plenty of yellow-rumped warblers and dark-eyed juncos.
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On Sunday, mainly what I saw besides Canada geese was plenty of yellow-rumped warblers and dark-eyed juncos.
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In the trees opposite the salt pannes, some yellow-rumped warblers, palm warblers, and common yellowthroats flit around manically.
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In the trees opposite the salt pannes, some yellow-rumped warblers, palm warblers, and common yellowthroats flit around manically.
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On Sunday, mainly what I saw besides Canada geese was plenty of yellow-rumped warblers and dark-eyed juncos.
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Or a hybrid of one of those two species with something else, like a yellow-rumped warbler.
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Cardinals, rufus-sided towhees and yellow-rumped warblers.
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Migrating American robins and cedar waxwings fatten themselves on cherries, while tree swallows and yellow-rumped warblers head for the bayberries, an important winter food.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States
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Migrating American robins and cedar waxwings fatten themselves on cherries, while tree swallows and yellow-rumped warblers head for the bayberries, an important winter food.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States
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