The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sylvia cinerea
Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ( Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ( Sylvia hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca).