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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviidae}, 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. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
{Mniotiltidae}, or {Sylvicolinae}. 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} (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
{Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({Opornis agilis}).
{Creeping warbler} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
{Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
{Yellowthroat}).
{Wood warbler} (Zool.), 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 ({Dendroica
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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