[vur-dn] 
| a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs. |
| ver·din (vûr'dn) n. A small grayish bird (Auriparus flaviceps) of Mexico and the southwest United States, having a yellowish head and throat. [French, bunting, from vert, green, from Old French verd; see verdant.] |