myrtle warbler

American  

noun

1. yellow-rumped warbler

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Etymology

Origin of myrtle warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

Phoebes and myrtle warblers stake out the sun-warmed branches of the trees, and greedily snap up unwitting pollinators.

From New York Times

I have seen cedar waxwings and myrtle warblers harvesting these slim pickings as the last days of February mellow into more bountiful March.

From New York Times

Until recently the East and West Coast populations of the yellow-rumped warbler were segregated into two closely related but separate species, Audubon’s warbler on the West Coast and the myrtle warbler in the east.

From New York Times

Feeding on these the myrtle warblers should be spicy, sprightly creatures, full of quaint romance, as indeed they are.

From Project Gutenberg

In what language shall I speak of the song of these familiar myrtle warblers, so that my praise may correspond in some degree with the gracious and beautiful simplicity of the strain itself?

From Project Gutenberg