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Greenlet
(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.
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2. (Zool,) Any species of Cyclorhis, a genus of tropical
American birds allied to the tits.
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greenlet
(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.
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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.
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Greenlet
(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.
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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.
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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.
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