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Vireo, vir′ē-ō, n. a genus of American singing birds, the greenlets.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The place was in remarkable order; the gardens in full bloom, the mocking birds building their nests, and the greenlets warbling sweetly among the flowering shrubs.

From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by Stevens, George T.

The vireos, or greenlets, are a sort of connecting link between the warblers and the true fly-catchers, and partake of the characteristics of both.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

The vireos, or greenlets, are akin to the warblers in appearance and habits, and like them are peculiar to the western continent.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

The vireos, or greenlets, are a sort of connecting link between the warblers and the true flycatchers, and partake of the characteristics of both.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John