mourning warbler

American  

noun

1. a North American wood warbler, Oporornis philadelphia, olive-green above, yellow below, and with a gray head and throat.

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Etymology

Origin of mourning warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

So when he sees an unleashed dog running roughshod through the Ramble on the day he’s on the hunt for a ground-dwelling mourning warbler, he reminds the owner of the leash law.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

It was pleasant to find here two comparatively rare warblers, of whom I had before had only casual glimpses,—the mourning warbler and the bay-breasted.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

The artless ditty of the mourning warbler came to my ears at intervals out of a tangle of shrubbery, and once or twice he allowed me glimpses of his quaint attire.

From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford

Sought after as his carcass is by every New England ornithologist, the mourning warbler exercises only a reasonable discretion in fighting shy of every animal that walks upright.

From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford