veery

veery (VEER-ee) - n., a medium-sized tawny thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in southern Canada and northern U.S. noted for its song.


As one species description puts it, "Veeries are inconspicuous forest birds except for their beautiful downward-spiraling song, which they give often in late spring and summer, especially at dusk and dawn." Also called Wilson's thrush and tawny thrush. The name is an Americanism of unknown origin, but possibly imitative of its song.


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