parula

[ par-yuh-luh, -uh-luh ]

/ ˈpær yə lə, -ə lə /

noun

any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana (northern parula), having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast.

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Origin of parula

< New Latin Parula a genus name, alteration of Parulus an earlier genus name, equivalent to Late Latin pār(us) titmouse (akin to Latin parra a bird whose cry was considered a bad omen) + Latin -ulus -ule

Also called parula warbler.

Examples from the Web for parula

Parula was extensively used as the generic name during the last century, and is now reinstated to replace Compsothlypis.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
The call note is a chip, which Brewster calls “a soft tchip indistinguishable from that of Parula americana.”
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
Its song bears a marked resemblance to that of the Parula and its call-note is said to be like the tchep of the Myrtle Warbler.
What Bird is That?|Frank M. Chapman
During this shower of warblers the parula was the most numerous species, excepting, perhaps, the chestnut sided.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902]|Various

I have not seen enough material to trace subsequent molts and plumages, which doubtless parallel those of the parula warbler.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent