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Webster 1913 Edition
Vireo
Vir′e-o
,Noun.
[L., a species of bird.]
(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
. ☞ 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.