hooded warbler

American  

noun

1. a wood warbler, Wilsonia citrina, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and having a black head and throat with a yellow face.

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Etymology

Origin of hooded warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

Last April, Prum and I drove 20 miles east of New Haven to Hammonasset Beach State Park, a 900-acre patchwork of shoreline, marsh, woodland and meadow on Long Island Sound, with the hope of finding a hooded warbler.

From New York Times

The department says some species of animals in the area are not located in other parts of the state, such as the black rat snake and the hooded warbler.

From Washington Times

The birds — 117 species in all — get their own credits in the film, in order of appearance, starting with a double-crested cormorant and ending with a hooded warbler.

From New York Times

Color, song, habit and temperament combine to make the Hooded Warbler one of the most attractive members of its family.

From Project Gutenberg

On the same principles the ornithologist will direct you where to look for the Hooded Warbler, the Wood-Sparrow, or the Chewink.

From Project Gutenberg