Kentucky warbler

American  

noun

1. a wood warbler, Oporornis formosus, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and marked with black on the face.

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Etymology

Origin of Kentucky warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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Kentucky warbler

Combined waterfowl populations have increased by 37 million in the Prairie Pothole Region since 1990, even as forest birds like the Kentucky warbler and grassland birds like the bobolink have been in prolonged decline.

From Slate ● May 10, 2018

Official state bird: northern cardinal Kentucky warbler Courtesy of Don R. Faulkner 18.

From Slate ● May 17, 2013

The Kentucky warbler is fond of walking about on the ground in the woods, seeking for his favorite insects.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

The Kentucky warbler is attractive in many ways.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

Of these the Kentucky warbler is by far the most interesting, though quite rare.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John