fly-catching warbler

fly-catching warbler
noun
: any of numerous American wood warblers having strong rictal bristles at the base of the bill and customarily feeding on insects caught on the wing

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  • Fly-catching warbler — Warbler War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warbler — War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bush warbler — Warbler War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Creeping warbler — Warbler War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ground warbler — Warbler War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wood warbler — Warbler War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wilson's warbler — noun yellow wood warbler with a black crown • Syn: ↑Wilson s blackcap, ↑Wilsonia pusilla • Hypernyms: ↑New World warbler, ↑wood warbler * * * noun or wilso …   Useful english dictionary

  • Prairie Warbler — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • D striata — Warbler War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dendroica castanea — Warbler War bler, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; applied chiefly to birds. [1913 Webster] In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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