yellow-throated vireo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yellow-throated vireo
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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A yellow-throated vireo and a cedar waxwing also splashed in our stream.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2022
In 222 pages, augmented by maps and the work of five professional photographers, Janssen relays precisely where one is most likely to see, say, a yellow-throated vireo, in Lake Maria State Park.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2015
A moment before a yellow-throated vireo sang briefly in the maple, a harsh note; and the oriole with its insistent call added to the disquieting sounds.
From Under the Maples by John Burroughs
By exercising extreme caution, and approaching inch by inch, I have climbed a tree to the nest of a yellow-throated vireo, and at the first attempt handed the bird a meal-worm with my fingers.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
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