Ov·en·bird n. Zool. (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 titmouse.
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Seiurus aurocapillus
n : American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
[syn: ovenbird]