Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having the top of the head orange: as, the orange-crowned warbler, Helminthophaga celata.
Examples
“Mystery bird: orange-crowned warbler, Vermivora celata”
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“Summer resident; not uncommon: western form of the orange-crowned warbler; ranges to eastern base of mountains.”
“Belonging to the same subfamily is the orange-crowned warbler.”
“On March the eighteenth, 1212, the "Emperor of the Romans Elect," as he already styled himself, set out from orange-crowned Palermo on the”
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“Bird species such as the fox and song sparrow, rufous hummingbird, spotted towhee, Bewick's wren and orange-crowned warbler are driven away from forests where the lush undergrowth has been mowed down by deer.”
“Soon, with some "psh-psh-psh" noises, Kathy drew a curious warbler, and soon we had spotted three different kinds - yellow, yellow-rumped Audubon, and orange-crowned.”
“Singers come in spring: yellow and orange-crowned warblers, Hutton's vireos, golden-crowned kinglets, plus rufous hummingbirds.”
“Poetry is found in the names of Vancouver Island's residents - warbling vireo and chipping sparrow; hairy woodpecker and willow flycatcher; northern flicker and Western wood-pewee; belted kingfisher and orange-crowned warbler; red-breasted sapsucker and black-headed grosbeak and chestnut-backed chickadee.”
“These include green-tailed and spotted towhees, orange-crowned warblers, dusky flycatchers, and chipping sparrows in the upland shrubs, yellow and yellowrumped warblers, black-capped and mountain chickadees, brown creepers, song and fox sparrows, and cordilleran flycatchers in the riparian habitat.”
“During the last few weeks, I have seen visiting green jays, a golden-fronted woodpecker, yellow-rumped and orange-crowned warblers, and chipping, field, Lincoln's and white-throated sparrows enjoying a refreshing baths.”
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Bird Wirds: Adjectives
Adjectives used in actual (non-taxonomic) bird names, past and present.
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