warbling vireo


noun
  1. a grayish-green American vireo, Vireo gilvus, characterized by its melodious warble.

Origin of warbling vireo

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words Nearby warbling vireo

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How to use warbling vireo in a sentence

  • Indeed, this warbling vireo seems to be the connecting link between them.

    Bird Neighbors | Neltje Blanchan
  • He resembles somewhat the warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus), and the two birds are often confounded by careless observers.

  • The warbling vireo has a stronger, louder strain, more continuous, but not quite so sweet.

    Fresh Fields | John Burroughs
  • He resembles somewhat the warbling vireo, and the two birds are often confounded by careless observers.

    In the Catskills | John Burroughs
  • The warbling vireo is admirably named; there is no one of our birds that can more properly be said to warble.

    Birds in the Bush | Bradford Torrey