Parula was formerly a small genus of New World warblers which breed in North and South America. In 1758, Linnaeus classified the Northern Parula as a tit, Parus americanus, and as taxonomy developed the genus name was modified first to Parulus and then the current form. The family name, Parulidae, of course also derives from this source. Most rece... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parula