whitethroat

1. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller.
   东半球与大白喉莺的鸟但体型较小。
2. Interestingly, a Lesser Whitethroat was found in Hong Kong on almost the same date as ours, suggesting some kind of eastward movement of this species last winter.
   有趣的是，香港在几乎同一时间也有一只白喉林莺的纪录，也许去年冬天这个鸟种有某种向西移动的情形出现。
3. Any of various small, often brownish or grayish Old World songbirds of the family silviidae, as the blackcap and the whitethroat.
   鸣禽任何一种属于银莺科的小型、常为棕色或灰色的东半球歌鸟，如黑顶莺和灰莺。

noun

1. common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown

   Synonym:    white-throated sparrowZonotrichia albicollis

2. greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts

   Synonym:    greater whitethroatSylvia communis

3. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller

   Synonym:    lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca