Vireo solitarius n 1: of eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and mostly green body [syn: {solitary vireo}, {Vireo solitarius}]
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]
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]