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Definition of Carolina wren
1. Noun. Large United States wren with a musical call.
Generic synonyms: Jenny Wren, Wren
Group relationships: Genus Thryothorus, Thryothorus
Definition of Carolina wren
1. Noun. A common species of wren (''Thryothorus ludovicianus'') found throughout the eastern United States and nearby areas. It is the state bird of South Carolina. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carolina Wren
Literary usage of Carolina wren
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornithological Biography by John James Audubon (1832)
"THE GREAT carolina wren. TROGLODYTES LUDOVICIANUS, Ch. Bonaparte. ... This being
admitted, I shall give you the history and life of the Great carolina wren, ..."
2. A Popular Handbook of the Ornithology of Eastern North America by Thomas Nuttall (1896)
"carolina wren. MOCKING WREN. THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS. CHAR. Above, reddish brown,
with fine black bars ; below, tawny buff; long line over the eye white or ..."
3. A Naturalist's Rambles about Home by Charles Conrad Abbott (1884)
"My attention being called to this little bird—the carolina wren (or mocking wren
of authors)—I determined forthwith to study its habits as opportunity ..."
4. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Largest of our wrens, about twice as heavy as the House Wren, which it closely
resembles in color, proportions and action; the carolina wren, however, ..."
5. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1894)
"She reveals to us, also, the secret of the two songs of the great carolina wren,
and shows us the intricate meshes in which the cup-like nest of the orchard ..."
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