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myrtle warbler

noun

See under yellow-rumped warbler.

Origin of myrtle warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

yellow-rumped warbler

[yel-oh-ruhmpt]

noun

a common North American wood warbler, Dendroica coronata, having yellow spots on the rump, crown, and sides, including a white-throated eastern subspecies (myrtle warbler) and a yellow-throated western subspecies (Audubon's warbler).

Origin of yellow-rumped warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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