Audubon’s warbler

Audubon’s warbler Word Origin noun

1. See under yellow-rumped warbler.

Origin of Audubon’s warbler 1830–40, Americanism; named after J. J. Audubon yellow-rumped warbler [yel-oh-ruhmpt] noun

1. a common North American wood warbler, Dendroica coronata, having yellow spots on the rump, crown, and sides, including a white-throated eastern subspecies (myrtle warbler) and a yellow-throated western subspecies (Audubon’s warbler).

Origin of yellow-rumped warbler An Americanism dating back to 1775–85