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Definition: Bush warbler
Warbler
\War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bush warbler (Zo["o]l.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (
Opornis 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 (
Sylvania pusilla), the Canadian warbler
(
Sylvania 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 (
Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll (
D. striata
), the bay-breasted warbler (
Dendroica castanea
), the chestnut-sided warbler (
Dendroica Pennsylvanica
), the Cape May warbler (
Dendroica tigrina
), the prairie warbler (see under
Prairie), and
the pine warbler (
Dendroica pinus). See also
Magnolia warbler
, under
Magnolia, and
Blackburnian warbler.
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