'Vireo solitarius' definitions:
Definition of 'Vireo solitarius'
(from WordNet)
noun
Of eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and mostly green body [syn: solitary vireo, Vireo solitarius]
Definition of 'Vireo solitarius'
From: GCIDE
- Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vireo solitarius'
From: GCIDE
- Greenlet \Green"let\, n.
- 1. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool,) Any species of Cyclorhis, a genus of tropical American birds allied to the tits. [1913 Webster]