Macgillivray's warbler

noun

Mac·​gil·​li·​vray's warbler

məˈgiləˌvrāz-

: a warbler (Oporornis tolmiei) of western North America that is similar and closely related to the eastern mourning warbler

Word History

Etymology

after William MacGillivray †1852 Scottish naturalist

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