myrtle warbler
noun
variants
or less commonly myrtle bird
: a yellow-rumped warbler of a subspecies (Dendroica coronata coronata) found mainly in northern and eastern North America and distinguished from the related Audubon's warbler by its whitish throat and white stripe above the eye
I heard the flat, dull "check" call and realized that the myrtle warblers are back for the winter.—Paul H. Franklin, Birmingham (Alabama) News, 29 Oct. 2006
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