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Vireo novcboraccnsis, Bonap. 



The White-eyed Vireo is neither so abundant 

 nor unsuspicious as Vireo olivaceus. It arrives 

 ordinarily during- the first week of May, and at 

 first confines its foraging to high, open woodlands, 

 where among branches, both high and low, it 

 gleans a ready subsistence. Later in the season, 

 durino- the second week after its arrival, it is an 



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occasional denizen of cultivated fields and gardens, 

 where its presence is clearly indicated by its loud 

 and peculiar so.ng. Although more suspicious 

 than the Red-eyed Yireo, it cannot be justly 

 accused of undue shyness. 



Besides the above situations, it is a not uncom- 

 mon occupant of wild, open grounds on the 

 borders of woods, where there is a preponderance 

 of thickets of Suiila.\\ briers, and wild vines, in 

 which it commonly delights to suspend its beauti- 

 ful pensile nest. 



During our perambulations we have often di- 

 verted ourselves by imitating- the notes of this 

 Yireo, with a view of eliciting a song so as to deter- 

 mine its whereabouts, in order to witness its eccen- 

 tric movements. On all such occasions the bird 

 would manifest intense wonderment, and gradually 

 approach the place whence the sound emanated, 

 and when apprised of its source by the discovery 

 of the author, as quickly retreat to the adjoining 

 bushes as it came. 



This Yireo is one of the most conspicuous of 

 our songsters. Its son^s are louder and more 



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