ovenbird
NounSynonyms:
Seiurus aurocapillus
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Noun (2)
- American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the groundSynonyms: Seiurus aurocapillusType of New World warbler, wood warblerMember of Seiurus, genus Seiurus
- small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nestsType of tyrannidMember of Furnarius, genus Furnarius
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ov′en·bird′ noun
Zoology (a) Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests. (b) In the United States, Seiurus aurocapillus; — called also golden-crowned thrush. (c) In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54