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Definition of Blackpoll
1. Noun. North American warbler having a black-and-white head.
Generic synonyms: New World Warbler, Wood Warbler
Group relationships: Dendroica, Genus Dendroica
Definition of Blackpoll
1. n. A warbler of the United States (Dendroica striata).
Definition of Blackpoll
1. Noun. A North American warbler, ''Dendroica striata'', the male of which has a black patch on its head ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blackpoll
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Blackpoll
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackpoll
Literary usage of Blackpoll
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"The blackpoll is one of the most famous of all passerine birds as a migrant.
Quoting from Cooke " the shortest journey any blackpoll performs is 3500 miles ..."
2. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"The shortest journey of any blackpoll, as Cooke points out, is 3500 miles, "while
those that nest in Alaska have 7000 miles to travel to their probable ..."
3. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"The blackpoll has a certain characteristic motion that distinguishes him from
the black-and-white creeper, for which a hasty glance might mistake him, ..."
4. North and South: notes on the natural history of a winter home by Stanton Davis Kirkham (1913)
"The blackpoll is known to be the greatest traveller of them all and individuals
that breed in Alaska journey all the way to South America. ..."
5. The Travels of Birds: Our Birds and Their Journeys to Strange Lands by Frank Michler Chapman (1916)
"Those found east of the mountains THE TRAVELS OF THE blackpoll. The blackpoll
nests as far north as Alaska and travels 7000 miles to winter in Northern ..."
6. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1901)
"The blackpoll has a certain characteristic motion that distinguishes him from
the black-and-white creeper, for which a hasty glance might mistake him, ..."
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