A small North American migratory warbler, Dendroica fusca (family Parulidae), the male of which has a dark back, black and yellow head, orange throat, and white wing patches.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Latham (1740–1837), naturalist.
Definition of Blackburnian warbler in US English:
Blackburnian warbler
noun
A small North American migratory warbler, Dendroica fusca (family Parulidae), the male of which has a dark back, black and yellow head, orange throat, and white wing patches.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Latham (1740–1837), naturalist.