solitary vireo

noun

1. a vireo, Vireo solitarius, of North and Central America, having the top and sides of the head bluish-gray.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solitary vireo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

So we bade her adieu, and went in pursuit of a solitary vireo, just then overheard singing not far off.

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The solitary vireo may once in a while be heard in a roadside tree, chanting as familiarly as any red-eye; but he is much less abundant than the latter, and, as a rule, more retiring.

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In these two respects it suggests the solitary vireo, though it never reproduces the indescribably sweet cadence, the real "dying fall," of that most delightful songster.

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Among these unfamiliar forms was a vireo looking much like our solitary vireo.

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Many yellow-throated warblers, silent as yet, were commonly in the live-oaks, and innumerable myrtle birds, also silent, with prairie warblers, black-and-white creepers, solitary vireos, an occasional chickadee, and many more.

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