Definitions for yellowhammer
ˈyɛl oʊˌhæm əryel·lowham·mer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yellow-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus, yellowhammernoun

   large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail

2. yellowhammer, yellow bunting, Emberiza citrinellanoun

   European bunting the male being bright yellow

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yellowhammernoun

   A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of Eurasia which is mainly yellow in colour.

2. yellowhammernoun

   A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yellowhammernoun

   A bird.

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1. Yellowhammer

   The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump, and yellow under parts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds. Breeding commences mainly in April and May, with the female building a lined cup nest in a concealed location on or near the ground. The three to five eggs are patterned with a mesh of fine dark lines, giving rise to the old name for the bird of "scribble lark" or "writing lark". The female incubates the eggs for 12–14 days prior to hatching, and broods the altricial downy chicks until they fledge 11–13 days later. Both adults feed the chick in the nest and raise two or three broods each year. The nest may be raided by rodents or corvids, and the adults are hunted by birds of prey. Yellowhammers feed on the ground, usually in flocks outside the breeding season. Their diet is mainly seeds, supplemented by invertebrates in the breeding season. Changes to agricultural practices have led to population declines in western Europe, but its large numbers and huge range mean that the yellowhammer is classed as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This conspicuous yellow bird has inspired poems by Robert Burns and John Clare, and its characteristic song has influenced musical works by Beethoven and Messiaen. Children's writer Enid Blyton helped to popularise the standard English representation of the song.

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1. yellowhammer

   A yellowhammer is a type of small songbird, primarily identified by its bright yellow plumage. It is most commonly found across Europe and parts of Asia. Scientifically, it is known as Emberiza citrinella, belonging to the bunting family. The term "Yellowhammer" is also used to refer to the state bird of Alabama in the United States, but this is a different species, known as the Northern Flicker or Colaptes auratus. Furthermore, "Yellowhammer" has been used historically as a nickname for Confederate soldiers or for people from Alabama.

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1. Yellowhammernoun

   a common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark, and writing lark

2. Yellowhammernoun

   the flicker

3. Etymology: [For yellow-ammer, where ammer is fr. AS. amore a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer a yellow-hammer, OHG. amero.]

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1. Yellowhammer

   The Yellowhammer is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is common in all sorts of open areas with some scrub or trees and form small flocks in winter. The Yellowhammer is a robust 15.5–17 cm long bird, with a thick seed-eater's bill. The male has a bright yellow head, yellow underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much duller, and more streaked below. The familiar, if somewhat monotonous, song of the cock is often described as A little bit of bread and no cheese. Its natural diet consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. The nest is on the ground. 3-6 eggs are laid, which show the hair-like markings characteristic of those of buntings. Beethoven admitted he got the idea for the first four notes of his 5th symphony from the yellowhammer's call. The bird prefaces the last, lower, note with 5 or more notes - instead of Beethoven's three - and occasionally sings the last note higher than the others.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of yellowhammer in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of yellowhammer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of yellowhammer in a Sentence

1. The Times:

   Compiled this month by the Cabinet Office under the codename Operation Yellowhammer, the dossier offers a rare glimpse into the covert planning being carried out by the government to avert a catastrophic collapse in the nation's infrastructure, the file, marked.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=yellowhammer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yellowhammer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=yellowhammer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowhammer
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellowhammer
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=yellowhammer