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

There's the winter wren, too-saucy, inquisitive little imp!—he was here all winter, and has left us without vouchsafing a note.

From Nature's Serial Story by Roe, Edward Payson

And in this connection I remember, and am not likely ever to forget, a winter wren who favored me with what I thought the most bewitching bit of vocalism to which I had ever listened.

From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford

He is about as big as your thumb, and ordinary mortals are content to call him the winter wren.

From Nature's Serial Story by Roe, Edward Payson

From one side comes the chirp of the winter wren, from the other, low, excited calls of veeries, and nothing but absolute quiet seems necessary to capture some of the charming secrets of their lives.

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