red-eyed vireo

American  

[red-ahyd] / ˈrɛdˌaɪd /

noun

1. an American vireo, Vireo olivaceus, having olive-green and white plumage and red irises.

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Etymology

Origin of red-eyed vireo

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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Example Sentences

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red-eyed vireo

The rose-breasted grosbeak is there too, and the red-eyed vireo, and the indigo bunting.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023

The house wren during the breeding-season repeats his song thousands of times a day, while the red-eyed vireo sings continuously from morning till night for several months.

From Under the Maples by John Burroughs

As I was about leaving the woods my hat almost brushed the nest of the red-eyed vireo, which hung basket-like on the end of a low, drooping branch of the beech.

From Wake-Robin by John Burroughs

At this moment the red-eyed vireo burst in full song only a few feet from us and a Rubenstein would not have commanded our attention quicker.

From Rambles with John Burroughs by Robert John de Loach

A fussy little red-eyed vireo asked questions, first of Jimmy, and then crossing the river besieged Dannie, but neither of the stern-faced fishermen paid it any heed.

From At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton-Porter

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