Question

Dainty green warblers nest in its tree-tops, and red-eyed vireos choose a location below. In this sentence from paragraph 3 of the passage, the word vireos refers to A) a wild plant. B) a type of bird. C) a variety of tree. D) a colorful insect.

Answer 1

B) a type of bird.

Step-by-step explanation:

A type of bird is the correct answer. At this point in the passage, the author begins to describe the many varieties of birds that live in the Limberlost.

Answer 2

The answer is: B) a type of bird.

In the passage from " The Song of the Cardinal," by Gene Stratton-Porter, the narrator describes two kinds of songbirds. On the one hand, the green warbles, which are insectivorous birds that sing softly with constant changing notes. On the other hand, the vireos are American songbirds depicted in the excerpt as having red eyes and located below the tree tops, under the warblers.