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a buttercup-colored bunting that chirps Beethoven and named an entire American state's official song.
means A small Eurasian bunting (Emberiza citrinella) with bright yellow head and underparts, known for its distinctive song often rendered as 'a little bit of bread and no cheese.'
from From 'yellow' plus 'hammer,' the second part likely an alteration of Old English 'amore,' a name for a kind of bird — so despite appearances, no actual hammer is involved; the 'hammer' is a folk-reshaping of an old bird-word into something that sounded familiar to English ears. The American connection is separate: Alabama's 'Yellowhammer' nickname comes from Civil War soldiers whose yellow-trimmed uniforms recalled the bird, and the name later attached to the state.
- song mimic
- its call inspired Beethoven's Fifth opening motif
- alabama nickname
- Alabama is the Yellowhammer State, after a bird
- egg graffiti
- scribbled markings earned it the name scribble lark
- folklore curse
- once blamed for drinking the devil's blood drops
- hedgerow singer
- males repeat one phrase thousands of times daily
yellowhammer state — alabama's official state nickname, named after the bird seen on uniforms during the civil war
yellowhammer county — calhoun county in alabama, historically a mining region in the appalachian foothills