hooded warbler

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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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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

In other instances, naked detainees were hooded and dragged up and down corridors while subject to physical abuse.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was kept in total darkness, kept cold, had music blasted at him and was shackled and hooded.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She went as calm as a hooded falcon after he covered her head with the sheet.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You can now find her hooded image on cars, necklaces, votive candles, tattoos, and altars across Mexico and the United States.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico|Michael Schulson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They can only be grateful to be equipped and trained with full body hazmat suits complete with hooded face masks.
Ebola Nurses Are As Brave As Soldiers|Michael Daly|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
They were hidden by the bend of the hooded passage, alone in the filtered light that struggled up the gloomy halls.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
He switched on a hooded reading-light beside the bed and turned it so that its rays fell on the small occupant.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond
Then, removing his ulster, he drew the hooded adikey over his head.
Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
One of the most gorgeous tenants of this valley was Wilson's warbler.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser