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n. - American finch whose male has body plumage of a certain color in summer;

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  • As he was coming to school today he saw a little yellowbird fly from the bushes by the big tree at the corner of Mr. Brown's yard.
  • About the most noticeable bird of August in New York and New England is the yellowbird, or goldfinch.
  • The yellowbird becomes active and conspicuous after the other birds have nearly all withdrawn from the stage and become silent, their broods reared and flown.
  • The redbird, the yellowbird, the indigo-bird, the oriole, the cardinal grosbeak, and others, all birds of brilliant plumage and musical ability, seem quite unconscious...
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