olive-brown
Example Sentences
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An olive brown loon’s egg with black speckles was sitting on an nest, abandoned by its parents and with no chance to hatch.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2021
The olive brown iguana on the branch is a gnarly beast, perhaps four feet long, and perfectly camouflaged.
From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2017
Females of the species are a comparatively drab olive brown.
From National Geographic • Jul. 27, 2015
When Gouldian finches first hatch "they're actually all an olive brown colour," Ms Williams told BBC Nature.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2012
The three or four eggs, which are laid in April or May are dull greenish blue, marked with olive brown.
From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)
