Nashville warbler

American  

noun

1. a North American wood warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, having a gray head, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts.

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Etymology

Origin of Nashville warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

You might even come upon a Nashville warbler or a Maryland yellow-throat!

From Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North by Waldo, Fullerton

Almost at the very top of Mount Clinton I was saluted by the familiar ditty of the Nashville warbler.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

After a long time the fellow turned to feeding, and now I obtained a look at his upper parts,—the back olive, the head ashy, like the Nashville warbler.

From The Foot-path Way by Torrey, Bradford