a small, brown and cream-colored thrush (Catharus fuscescens) of the E U.S.
Origin:
prob. echoic
See veery in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nounpl.vee·ries
A New World thrush (Hylocichla fuscescens) having a reddish-brown head, back, and tail and an indistinctly spotted breast. Also called Wilson's thrush.