Late 18th century (in an earlier sense). From the name of Anna Blackburn, English botanist and museum owner, whose brother collected a specimen of the warbler + -ian.
Definition of Blackburnian in US English:
Blackburnian
nounblakˈbəːnɪən
= Blackburnian warbler.
Origin
Late 18th century (in an earlier sense). From the name of Anna Blackburn, English botanist and museum owner, whose brother collected a specimen of the warbler + -ian.