dickcissel


dick·cis·sel

D0206300 (dĭk-sĭs′əl, dĭk′sĭs′-)n. A sparrowlike migratory bird (Spiza americana) that breeds in central North America, the male of which has a yellow breast with a black patch on the throat.
[Imitative of its song.]

dickcissel

(ˌdɪkˈsɪsəl) n (Animals) a small North American bird (Spiza americana), the male of which has a yellow breast, a black patch on its throat, and a mainly grey head

dick•cis•sel

(dɪkˈsɪs əl)

n. a bunting, Spiza americana, of the E and central U.S., having a brownish back streaked with black. [1885–90; said to be imitative of its call]