1882 Jan. 358/1 A strong, olive-backed, yellow-breasted, black-billed bird, with a voice like that of the jay.
1897 30 437/1 The red-finned, olive-backed, foolish-looking fish.
1976 D. Blood i. ii. 122 These include Merriam's shrew, the olive-backed, apache, silky and great basin pocket mice, Ord's kangaroo rat, [etc.].
1991 June 37/5 An olive-backed pipit was found at Verne Common, Portland.