myiodioctes

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of fly-catching warblers of the family Sylvicolidæ and the subfamily Setophaginæ, founded by Audubon in 1839. Three species are well-known and abundant birds of the United States. These are the hooded warbler, M. mitratus; the Canadian, M. canadensis; and Wilson's black-capped. M.pusillus.