Bell's vireo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Vireo bellii, a songbird, dull olive-gray above and whitish below, with a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars, that migrates between a breeding range in Western North America and a winter range in Central America.

Word forms

Bell's vireo Bell's vireos

Etymology

Named by Audubon after John Graham Bell, who accompanied him on his trip up the Missouri River in the 1840s.

Derived words

least Bell's vireo
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