Audubon's warbler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Audubon's warbler
1830–40, named after J. J. Audubon
Example Sentences
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One gaudy Audubon's warbler visited the quaking asp grove surrounding the cottage, and trilled the choicest selections of his repertory.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
A little bird with which I here first made acquaintance was an elegant species known as Audubon's warbler, which may be regarded as the western representative of the myrtle warbler of the East.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
Audubon's warbler is the most numerous, probably ten to one of any other variety of birds.
From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John
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