| 单词 | prothonotary warbler |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprothonotary warbler prothonotary warbler n. [perhaps punningly after cardinal n. (see sense 9b at that entry); it apparently does not refer to the robes of the Prothonotaries Apostolic] a North American wood warbler, Protonotarius citrea (family Parulidae), which has a deep yellow head, breast, and underparts, a green back, and blue-grey wings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > protonotarius citrea (prothonotary warbler) prothonotary warbler1783 swamp warbler1859 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 494 Prothonotary W[arbler]... This inhabits Louisiana, where it has obtained the name of Protonotaire. 1811 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. III. 72 Prothonotary Warbler... They are abundant in the Mississippi and New Orleans territories, near the river. 1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) 315 The wonderful orange cadmium hue of the Prothonotary Warbler..is like a gleam of gold against the sombre setting of the southern jungle. 2002 Nature Conservancy Fall 78/1 The yellow flashes of prothonotary warblers, known affectionately to locals as ‘swamp canaries’. < as lemmas |
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