white-eyed vireo

[ hwahyt-ahyd, wahyt- ]

noun

1. a vireo, Vireo griseus, of eastern North America, having olive, yellow, and white plumage, a yellow ring around each eye, and white irises.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white-eyed vireo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

"Pertest of songsters," the white-eyed vireo makes whatever neighborhood it enters lively at once.

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Resemble those of the White-eyed Vireo, but less harsh, song less emphatic.

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Of all the malaperts of birddom none excel and few equal the white-eyed vireo for volubility and downright audacity.

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Only one voice seems out of tune: the white-eyed vireo, even to-day, cannot forget his saucy accent.

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Why does every red-eyed vireo sing in one way, and every white-eyed vireo in another?

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