Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

White-eye \White"-eye`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the
   genus {Zosterops}, as {Zosterops palpebrosus} of India, and
   {Z. c[oe]rulescens} of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a
   ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also {bush
   creeper}, and {white-eyed tit}.