Definitions for: Warbler


[n] a small active songbird
[n] a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: gnatcatcher, greater whitethroat, kinglet, lesser whitethroat, New World warbler, Old World warbler, oscine, oscine bird, singer, Sylvia communis, Sylvia curruca, true warbler, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer, whitethroat, wood warbler

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