Veery

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  veery
       n : tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: {Wilson's
           thrush}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]