red-eyed vireo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red-eyed vireo
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The rose-breasted grosbeak is there too, and the red-eyed vireo, and the indigo bunting.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
A little bird, the red-eyed vireo, warbled most cheerily in the trees above our camp, and, as Aaron said, “gave us a good send-off.”
From Locusts and Wild Honey by John Burroughs
The birds, no more than the animals, like to be caught napping; but I remember, one autumn day, of coming upon a red-eyed vireo that was clearly oblivious to all that was passing around it.
From Wake-Robin by John Burroughs
A red-eyed vireo suddenly appeared in the branches above me, holding an immense green worm in his beak.
From Our Bird Comrades by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
More common in my region than the jay or the cardinal is the red-eyed vireo.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Samuel Christian Schmucker
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