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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ovenbird  \Ov"en*bird`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Any  species  of  the  genus  {Furnarius},  allied  to  the 
  creepers.  They  inhabit  South  America  and  the  West  Indies, 
  and  construct  curious  oven-shaped  nests. 
  b  In  the  United  States,  {Seiurus  aurocapillus};  --  called 
  also  {golden-crowned  thrush}. 
  c  In  England,  sometimes  applied  to  the  willow  warbler,  and 
  to  the  long-tailed  titmouse. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ovenbird 
  n  1:  American  warbler;  builds  a  dome-shaped  nest  on  the  ground 
  [syn:  {Seiurus  aurocapillus}] 
  2:  small  brownish  South  American  birds  that  build  oven-shaped 
  clay  nests 




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