golden-breastedadj.
/ˌɡəʊld(ə)nˈbrɛstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊld(ə)nˈbrɛstəd/ In the names of birds: having yellow or gold-coloured feathers on the breast.
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1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. 3332/2 This genus comprehends the black vultur, the bœtic vultur, the hare-catcher, the golden breasted vultur, the brown vultur, and brasilian vultur.
1834 W. Jardine Nat. Hist. Gallinaceous Birds (Naturalist's Libr.: Ornithol. III) I. 224 The Golden-Breasted Tragopan.
1886 J. G. Wood Animate Creation II. 532 The Golden-breasted Trumpeter is a handsome bird, remarkable for the short velvety feathers of the head and neck, and their beautiful golden-green lustre on the breast.
1929 A. H. Chisholm Birds & Green Places 212 The golden-breasted and rufous whistlers.
1986 S. L. Hitty & W. L. Brown Guide to Birds of Colombia 443/2 Orange-breasted fruiteater... Has been considered a subsp. of Golden-breasted Fruiteater.
2007 Sunday Tribune (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 22 July 10 Something else was whirring in a nearby bush (a golden-breasted bunting).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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