warbler

n.

This English birdname is appliedloosely to many birds of different genera in Australia and NewZealand.

The majority of the Australian Warblers have now had othernames assigned to them. (See Fly-eater and Gerygone.) The name has been retained in Australiafor the following species – – Grass Warbler – – Cisticola exilis, Lath.

♣ Grey W. – – Gerygone flaviventris, Gray.

♣ Long-billed Reed W. – – Calamoherpe longirostris, Gould.

♣ Reed W. – – Acrocephalus australis, Gould.

♣ Rock W. – – Origma rubricata, Lath.

In New Zealand, it is now only specifically applied to the – – Bush Warbler – – Gerygone silvestris, Potts.

♣ Chatham Island W. – – G. albofrontata, Gray.

♣ Grey W. – – G. flaviventris, Gray; Maori name, Riro-riro.

1889. Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,'.119:

«Grey Warbler ( Gerygone flaviventris) also belongsto an Australian genus. It is remarkable for its curious andbeautifully formed nest, and as being the foster-parent to theLongtailed Cuckoo, which lays its eggs in the Warbler's nest.»