wood pewee

either of two small North American flycatchers, the western Contopus sordidulus or the eastern C. virens.

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What does “Indigenous” mean?

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

The Wood-Pewee, the prevailing species in this locality, arrests your attention by his sweet, pathetic cry.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
Next to the wood-pewee, he was the most friendly of our feathered neighbors.
A Bird-Lover in the West|Olive Thorne Miller
All the more we appreciate the faithful redeye and the wood-pewee.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham
Everywhere in these solitudes I am greeted with the pensive, almost pathetic note of the wood-pewee.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs

This bird's nest, as well as his song, is unlike that of our wood-pewee.
A Bird-Lover in the West|Olive Thorne Miller