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Vireo solitarius

Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonid[ae]. 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 red-eyed vireo ( Vireo olivaceus), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo ( Vireo solitarius), the warbling vireo ( Vireo gilvus), and the yellow-throated vireo ( Vireo flavifrons). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs.

Vireo solitarius

Greenlet \Green"let\, n.

  1. (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed ( Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love ( V. Philadelphicus); the warbling greenlet ( V. gilvus); the yellow-throated greenlet ( V. flavifrons) and others. See Vireo.

  2. (Zo["o]l,) Any species of Cyclorhis, a genus of tropical American birds allied to the tits.