blackcap

[ blak-kap ]

/ ˈblækˌkæp /

any of several birds having the top of the head black, as the chickadee and certain warblers, especially the Old World blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla.

the black raspberry plant or fruit.

Origin of blackcap

First recorded in 1650–60; black + cap¹

The workmanship of the nest is very superior to that of the blackcap, coming nearer in character to that of the finches.

The Natural History of Cage Birds |J. M. Bechstein
Its nest and eggs are so like those of the Blackcap as to be discriminated with difficulty.

British Birds in their Haunts |Rev. C. A. Johns
The Blackcap locates her nest amongst nettles and brambles, generally near the ground, but not resting upon it.

Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting |Richard Kearton
The blackcap is often placed next to the nightingale as a songster, but there is a very wide interval between them.

In a Cheshire Garden |Geoffrey Egerton-Warburton

The birds were singing the same as to-day, and the young lady said, 'Now, I want you to tell me which is the blackcap's song.

Birds and Man |W. H. Hudson

blackcap

/ (ˈblækˌkæp) /

a brownish-grey Old World warbler, Sylvia atricapilla, the male of which has a black crown

any of various similar birds, such as the black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus)

US a popular name for raspberry (def. 3)

British (formerly) the cap worn by a judge when passing a death sentence