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Look up: Oven-bird

  1. Oven-bird
    The oven-bird is a small, South American insectivorous bird so called from its nest which is made of mud and straw in any exposed location and completely closed except for a small entrance which leads into a passage half separated by a partition from the main chamber where the eggs are laid.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. ovenbird
    [n] - American warbler 2. [n] - small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Ovenbird
    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 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/48

  4. ovenbird
    <ornithology> Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests. ... In the United States, Seiurus aurocapillus; called also golden-crowned thrush. ... In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse. ... (06 Mar ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. ovenbird
    noun American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Ovenbird
    The `Ovenbird`, `Seiurus aurocapillus`, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Ovenbirds are 14 cm long and weigh 18 g. They have white underparts streaked with black, and olive-brown upperparts. They have white eye rings, pinkish legs and thin pointed bills. They have orange lines on the top of their crowns, which are bordered on each side with dark brown. The of the Ovenbird is a loud `teacher-teacher-teacher`. The syllables can...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovenbird

  7. Ovenbird
    • (n.) In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse. • (n.) In the United States, Seiurus aurocapillus; -- called also golden-crowned thrush. • (n.) Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nest...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. ovenbird
    any of several species of small birds, named for building a domed nest with a side entrance, especially Seiurus aurocapillus, a wood warbler (family ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/41

  9. ovenbird
    ovenbird, common name for a member of the family Furnariidae, primitive passerine birds, which build elaborate, domed nests of clay or dig tunnels in the ground to lay their eggs. Ovenbirds are most common in South America, where most are forest dwellers, although a few species are found on the coas...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08371


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