The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.    --Thoreau.
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