chanterelle

la chanterelle (FR N-F) first (highest) string of a violin (also called the E string), which is usually the loudest; something that announces, a harbinger; species of mushroom – because of the time of year it is found, it is a harbinger of spring; bird one puts in a cage, whose song attracts other birds. First appears in French in 1540, from chanter (to sing). (Le Roy)