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warbler


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Warbler  \War"bler\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  warbles;  a  singer;  a  songster;  -- 
  applied  chiefly  to  birds. 
 
  In  lulling  strains  the  feathered  warblers  woo. 
  --Tickell. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  small  Old  World 
  singing  birds  belonging  to  the  family  {Sylviid[ae]},  many 
  of  which  are  noted  songsters.  The  bluethroat,  blackcap, 
  reed  warbler  (see  under  {Reed}),  and  sedge  warbler  (see 
  under  {Sedge})  are  well-known  species. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  small  often 
  bright  colored,  American  singing  birds  of  the  family  or 
  subfamily  {Mniotiltid[ae]},  or  {Sylvicolin[ae]}.  They  are 
  allied  to  the  Old  World  warblers,  but  most  of  them  are  not 
  particularly  musical. 
 
  Note:  The  American  warblers  are  often  divided,  according  to 
  their  habits,  into  bush  warblers,  creeping  warblers, 
  fly-catching  warblers,  ground  warblers,  wood  warblers, 
  wormeating  warblers,  etc 
 
  {Bush  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.)  any  American  warbler  of  the  genus 
  {Opornis},  as  the  Connecticut  warbler  ({O.  agilis}). 
 
  {Creeping  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  several  species  of 
  very  small  American  warblers  belonging  to  {Parula}, 
  {Mniotilta},  and  allied  genera,  as  the  blue  yellow-backed 
  warbler  ({Parula  Americana}),  and  the  black-and-white 
  creeper  ({Mniotilta  varia}). 
 
  {Fly-catching  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  several  species 
  of  warblers  belonging  to  {Setophaga},  {Sylvania},  and 
  allied  genera  having  the  bill  hooked  and  notched  at  the 
  tip,  with  strong  rictal  bristles  at  the  base,  as  the 
  hooded  warbler  ({Sylvania  mitrata}),  the  black-capped 
  warbler  ({S.  pusilla}),  the  Canadian  warbler  ({S. 
  Canadensis}),  and  the  American  redstart  (see  {Redstart}). 
 
 
  {Ground  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  American  warbler  of  the 
  genus  {Geothlypis},  as  the  mourning  ground  warbler  ({G. 
  Philadelphia}),  and  the  Maryland  yellowthroat  (see 
  {Yellowthroat}). 
 
  {Wood  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  numerous  American 
  warblers  of  the  genus  {Dendroica}.  Among  the  most  common 
  wood  warblers  in  the  Eastern  States  are  the  yellowbird,  or 
  yellow  warbler  (see  under  {Yellow}),  the  black-throated 
  green  warbler  ({Dendroica  virens}),  the  yellow-rumped 
  warbler  ({D.  coronata}),  the  blackpoll  ({D.  striata}),  the 
  bay-breasted  warbler  ({D.  castanea}),  the  chestnut-sided 
  warbler  ({D.  Pennsylvanica}),  the  Cape  May  warbler  ({D. 
  tigrina}),  the  prairie  warbler  (see  under  {Prairie}),  and 
  the  pine  warbler  ({D.  pinus}).  See  also  {Magnolia 
  warbler},  under  {Magnolia},  and  {Blackburnian  warbler}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  warbler 
  n  :  a  small  active  songbird 




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