blackcap

Definition

A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.

Etymology

From black + cap.

Example Sentences

• "Other times the cat would run off to the hunting grounds, either the swamps or the Astroni, and when the hunters shot down an oriole or a great tit or a blackcap [translating capofuscolo], she collected them and presented them to the king with the same message."