winter wren

American  

noun

1. (in the Western Hemisphere) a small wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, of coniferous forests.

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Etymology

Origin of winter wren

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

It may indeed have been the winter wren, but from my own observation I believe the ruby-crowned kinglet quite capable of such a performance.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

What of the tiny winter wren which spends the zero weather with us?

From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William

One of the events of the day was the sight of the winter wren, the first time he had been seen this winter.

From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John

The next, straight in front, is the passage to the nest of the winter wren.

From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne

The winter wren is another marvelous songster, in speaking of whom it is difficult to avoid superlatives.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John