warbling vireo

noun

a grayish-green American vireo, Vireo gilvus, characterized by its melodious warble.

Origin of warbling vireo

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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Indeed, this warbling vireo seems to be the connecting link between them.
Bird Neighbors | Neltje Blanchan
He resembles somewhat the warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus), and the two birds are often confounded by careless observers.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 | Various
The warbling vireo has a stronger, louder strain, more continuous, but not quite so sweet.
Fresh Fields | John Burroughs
He resembles somewhat the warbling vireo, and the two birds are often confounded by careless observers.
In the Catskills | John Burroughs
The warbling vireo is admirably named; there is no one of our birds that can more properly be said to warble.
Birds in the Bush | Bradford Torrey

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