geothlypis

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of American passerine birds, of the family Mniotiltidæ, or Sylvicolidæ, containing certain ground-warblers, such as the abundant and familiar Maryland yellowthroat, G. trichas. There are many more species, of the warmer parts of America, all olive above and more or less yellow below, with a characteristic black mask. Some related forms are the mourning-warbler of the eastern United States, G. Philadelphia, and its western representative, G. macgillivrayi. The genus Opororins, containing the Kentucky and the Connecticut warblers, is now sometimes brought under Geothlypis.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. yellowthroats.