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Vireo   Listen
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Vireo  n.  (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet. Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species are the white-eyed vireo (Vireo Noveboracensis), the red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo (Vireo solitarius), the warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus), and the yellow-throated vireo (Vireo flavifrons). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs.






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"Vireo" Quotes from Famous Books



... and listened with all his might for strange sounds. But there was nothing unusual to be seen. The Green Forest looked just as it always did. It was very still and quiet there save for the cheerful voice of Redeye the Vireo telling over and over how happy ...
— The Adventures of Prickly Porky • Thornton W. Burgess



Words linked to "Vireo" :   solitary vireo, red-eyed vireo, Vireo solitarius solitarius, Vireo olivaceous, oscine



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