Category:Vireo

Vir"e*o, n. Etym: [l., a species of bird.] (zoöl.)

Defn: any one of numerous species of american singing birds belonging To vireo and allied genera of the family vireonidæ. In many of the Species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet.

Note: in the eastern united states the most common species are the White-eyed vireo (vireo noveboracensis), the redeyed vireo (v. Olivaceus), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo (v. solitarius), the Warbling vireo (v. gilvus), and the yellow-throated vireo (v. Flavifrons). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs.