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yellow warbler

noun

  1. a small American warbler, Dendroica petechia, the male of which has yellow plumage streaked with brown on the underparts.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow warbler1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences

The yellow warbler, sometimes called the wild canary, flits through bush and tree and trills its gay notes in town and country.

But amiability is not the only prominent trait in the female yellow warbler's character.

The most common nesting place of the yellow warbler is in low willows along the shores of streams.

The same authority compares the bird's song to that of the redstart and the yellow warbler.

Others are wise enough to know their own eggs, and chief among such sharp-eyed ones is this little Yellow Warbler.

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