Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A notable genus of American oscine passerine birds; the yellow-breasted chats or chattering flycatchers.

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  • noun New World chats

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  • The yellow-browed bulbul (_Iole icteria_) demands notice in passing, because it is common on the minor ranges.

    Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

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