mourning warbler

Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
   1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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   2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as
      appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing;
      as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,
      and the like.
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   {Mourning bride} (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa
      atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in
      flattened heads.

   {Mourning dove} (Zool.), a wild dove ({Zenaidura macroura})
      found throughout the United States; -- so named from its
      plaintive note. Called also {Carolina dove}. See Illust.
      under {Dove}.

   {Mourning warbler} (Zool.), an American ground warbler
      ({Geothlypis Philadelphia}). The male has the head, neck,
      and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat
      and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
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