pine warbler

noun

1. a warbler, Dendroica pinus, inhabiting pine forests of the southeastern U.S.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pine warbler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

The bluebird's warble and the pine warbler's trill could never be disturbing to the quietest mood.

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It comes with the yellow palm warbler late in April, when many of the trees are nearly bare, and not long after the pine warbler.

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High above the others, the trill of the pine-warbler rings clear and sweet—a more resonant instrument surely.

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Whereupon the pine warbler sang again, the same trill but with a tittering twang about it that just jocosely imitated the flicker.

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And even so simple and definite a thing as the pine warbler's song may be varied by the individual singer from time to time.

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