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Definition of Blackburnian warbler

1. Noun. Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat.

Medical Definition of Blackburnian warbler

1. A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica Blackburniae). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast. Origin: Named from Mrs. Blackburn, an English lady. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Blackburnian warbler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Ornithology: Or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington (1831)
"The blackburnian warbler is four inches and a half long, and seven in extent; crown, black, divided by a line of orange; the black again bounded on the ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1873)
"104 68 blackburnian warbler, female, p. 104 69 Bay-breasted Warbler, male, p. 103 70 Bay-breasted Warbler, female, p. 103 71 Blackpoll Warbler, male, p. ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1890)
"blackburnian warbler. —I have but few records of the occurrence of the Blackburnian Warbler at Tarpon Springs and these are subjoined. No. ..."

4. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"blackburnian warbler. b2. Center of crown not orange or yellowish. c1. ... blackburnian warbler. b2. No yellow crown patch contrasted to rest of crown. c1. ..."

5. American Ornithology: Or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington (1831)
"The blackburnian warbler is four inches and a half long, and seven in extent; crown, black, divided by a line of orange; the black again bounded on the ..."

6. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1873)
"104 68 blackburnian warbler, female, p. 104 69 Bay-breasted Warbler, male, p. 103 70 Bay-breasted Warbler, female, p. 103 71 Blackpoll Warbler, male, p. ..."

7. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1890)
"blackburnian warbler. —I have but few records of the occurrence of the Blackburnian Warbler at Tarpon Springs and these are subjoined. No. ..."

8. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"blackburnian warbler. b2. Center of crown not orange or yellowish. c1. ... blackburnian warbler. b2. No yellow crown patch contrasted to rest of crown. c1. ..."

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