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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.


Etymology

Origin of Kentucky warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

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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

One of the most delightful of these hermits is the Kentucky warbler.

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

In the nesting season this song is repeated over and over again with a persistency worthy of a Kentucky warbler.

From Bird Neighbors by Blanchan, Neltje

The Kentucky warbler is a large bird for the genus and quite notable in appearance.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

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