Sylvia cinerea

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
   common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also
   {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the
   {garden whitethroat}, or {golden warbler} ({Sylvia
   hortensis}), and the {lesser whitethroat} ({Sylvia curruca}).
   [1913 Webster]