whip-tom-kelly
English edit
Etymology edit
In imitation of its notes.
Noun edit
whip-tom-kelly (plural not attested)
- (archaic) A vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native to the West Indies and Florida.
- Synonyms: black-whiskered vireo, red-eyed flycatcher
References edit
- “whip-tom-kelly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.