144 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Connecticut records. Nov., 1876, Portland, one taken (Goff, 

 in coll. of W. W. C.) ; Aug. 22-4. 1882, Guilford, seen (L. B. 

 B.) ; Jan. 30, 1883, Branford. male taken (Xichols, in coll. of 

 L. B. B.) ; late Aug., 1880, one seen, and late Aug., 1885, two 

 seen together, one shot, Bridgeport (Averill) ; x July, 1886, New 

 Haven, male taken (H. W. F.) ; Aug. 15, 1888, North Haven, 

 male taken (A. H. V., in coll. of Porter) ; Aug. 29, 1888, Bridge- 

 port, young female (Averill, in Bpt. Sci. Soc.) ; Aug., 1892, 

 New Haven (L. C. S., in coll. of L. B. B.) ; Sept. 18, 1895, 

 North Haven, young female (L. B. B.) ; Sept. 20, Dec. 7, 1899, 

 Portland, male (in coll. of J. H. S.) ; April 11, 1900, Portland, 

 female (in coll. of J. H. S.) ; Feb. 25, 1901, Stamford, male 

 (Hoyt) ; Sept. 18, 1901, Saybrook, one seen (J. N. C.) ; Jan. 15, 

 1902, Portland, female (J. H. S.) ; Jan. 20, 1902, North Haven, 

 adult male (Ludington, in coll. of L. B. B.) ; Feb. 15, 1902, New 

 Haven, female (L. B. B.) ; Oct. 2, 1902, Hamden, female (L. 

 B. B.) ; Aug. 18, 1903, Branford, seen (L. B. B.) ; Oct. 6, 1903, 

 North Haven, seen (L. B. B.) ; Nov. 6, 1903, Orange, female 

 (Sherman, in coll. of L. B. B.) ; Sept. 16, 1904, Stratford, young 

 male (Beers and Perry) ; Oct. 25, 1904, Middletown, female (in 

 coll. of J. H. S.) ; Feb. 17, 1905, South Norwalk (Smith, recorded 

 by J. A. Allen). 2 



Family VIREONIDJE. Yireos. 



Vireosylva olivacea (Linnaeus). Red-eyed Vireo. 



An abundant summer resident of the woodland from the mid- 

 dle of May until September. 



Earliest record. New Haven, May 4, 1882, May 2, 1906 (A. 

 A. S.) ; Portland, April 26, 1896. 



Latest record. New Haven, Oct. 10, 1901, Oct. 12, 1906 (A. 

 A. S.) ; Portland, Oct. 8, 1890; Hartford, Oct. 25, 1900. 3 



Nest. Usually in a small tree or bush in dark woodland, 3 

 to 20 feet from the ground. 



Eggs. 3 or 4; early in June. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 25, 1906, one egg f 

 May 28, four eggs (J. H. S.) ; May 28, 1889, four eggs (C. F. 



I Auk, vi. I, p. 74. 



a Auk, xxii, 2, p. 211. 



3 Bird-Lore, xi, 2, p. 8t, 



