yellow-throated vireo

American  

[yel-oh-throh-tid] / ˈyɛl oʊˌθroʊ tɪd /

noun

1. an olive-green vireo, Vireo flavifrons, of eastern North America, having a bright yellow throat and breast.

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Etymology

Origin of yellow-throated vireo

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

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

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 Hornaday, William Temple

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 Burroughs, John