Definition of Warblir
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. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species
of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family
Sylviidæ, 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. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species
of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or
subfamily Mniotiltidæ, or Sylvicolinæ. They are
allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
&fist; 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 (Zoöl.) any American
warbler of the genus Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (O.
agilis). -- Creeping warbler
(Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), any American
warbler of the genus Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler
(G. Philadelphia), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat). -- Wood warbler
(Zoöl.), 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.
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. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species
of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family
Sylviidæ, 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. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species
of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or
subfamily Mniotiltidæ, or Sylvicolinæ. They are
allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
&fist; 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 (Zoöl.) any American
warbler of the genus Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (O.
agilis). -- Creeping warbler
(Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), any American
warbler of the genus Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler
(G. Philadelphia), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat). -- Wood warbler
(Zoöl.), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various small passerine songbirds.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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