veery n 1: tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: {veery}, {Wilson's thrush}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]
Veery \Veer"y\, n. (Zool.) An American thrush ({Turdus fuscescens}) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also {Wilson's thrush}. [1913 Webster] Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion. --Thoreau. [1913 Webster]