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mockingbird

[ US /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/ ]
[ UK /mˈɒkɪŋbˌɜːd/ ]
NOUN
  1. long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds

How To Use mockingbird In A Sentence

  • Although first cousin to the melodious mockingbird, a catbird's song is seldom musical.
  • To kill a mockingbird is a sin, Finch told his children, because it brings no harm to others. Gas Drilling
  • Cuckoo kind, including orioles, mockingbirds, and creationists – spoke with one. Birdwatching for creationists - The Panda's Thumb
  • Mockingbird fans will find pleasure in character spotting. Times, Sunday Times
  • Not only is the Cape flush with cardinals, towhees, mockingbirds, catbirds, goldfinches and woodpeckers, its birds of the shore entice many a visitor here.
  • However, we did not record egg puncture at mockingbird nests at either study site, which suggests also that this species was not parasitized.
  • A mockingbird sang nonstop, sometimes making up his own phrases, sometimes mimicking a bluebird, sometimes mimicking a titmouse.
  • I saw mockingbirds and bluebirds on my slow drive back, but grosbeaks, tanagers, kingbirds, and buntings are apparently not back yet.
  • The mockingbirds have been at the winterberry hollies, more than half the berries are gone, but they fly away every time I try to get a photo taken of them. Mish Mash Monday-Late February Edition « Fairegarden
  • Dallas police confirmed that because the mockingbird is the state bird, shooting or killing the mockingbirds is illegal. NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - News Top Stories
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