whitethroat

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

whitethroat
    n 1: Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but
         smaller [syn: {lesser whitethroat}, {whitethroat}, {Sylvia
         curruca}]
    2: greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and
       underparts [syn: {greater whitethroat}, {whitethroat},
       {Sylvia communis}]
    3: common North American finch with a white patch on the throat
       and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-throated
       sparrow}, {whitethroat}, {Zonotrichia albicollis}]

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]

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