Pronunciation: ' v ə r-d ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: French, a green songbird of Indochina, alteration of verdon, verdun bunting, yellowhammer, from vert green, from Old French verd, vert
Date: 1881
: a very small yellow-headed bird ( Auriparus flaviceps ) of arid scrublands that is related to the chickadee and is found from Texas to California and southward to Mexico