p-h-o-e-b-e

Updated: August 2, 2026

Then he darts out, seizes one, and returns to the same perch, flipping the tail, raising the little crest, and calling 'Phoebe p-h-o-e-b-e, in a very anxious voice. "Phoebe is a hardy Flycatcher, who journeys north in March to tell us spring is coming, and it takes a hard frost to send him away again.

Elliott Coues - Citizen Bird : Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners