yellowhammer /ˈjɛləʊˌhamə 
/ ▸ noun a common Eurasian bunting, the male of which has a yellow head, neck, and breast. Emberiza citrinella, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae).
– ORIGIN mid 16th century: -hammer is perhaps from Old English amore (a kind of bird), possibly conflated with hama ‘feathers’.
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