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shady street, where it glides through the foliage of the tallest trees, 

 the unseen messenger of rest and peace to the busy, dusty haunts of 

 men." 



71. VireO flavifrons Vieillot. Yellow-throated Vireo. 



A tolerably common summer resident ; particularly abundant in 

 spring and fall. Arrives early in May (May 6), remaining till after 

 the middle of September (Sept. 15, 17, 1*75). 



72. Vireo SOlitarius (Wilson) Viefflot. Blue-headed, or Solitary Vireo. 

 Not uncommon during the migrations. A tew breed. Arrives 



during the first week in May (May 2, 1*76, Osborne; 0, 1875, 

 C. II. M. ; May 5, 1877, Nichols). Have taken it as late as 

 Oct. 13th. A nest of this species, found June 18th, 1875, near New 

 Haven (Beaver Swamp), by the Stadtmullers, "was out on the limb 

 of a Chestnut tree about 30 feet from the ground, and was constructed 

 of the bark of different kinds of trees, lined with grass. Moss and 

 caterpillars' silk were plastered outside. It contained four eggs, 

 which were two-thirds hatched."* 



73. Vireo Noveboracensis (Gmelin) Bonaparte. White-eyed \ ireo. 



A summer resident, hut not particularly common except along 

 southern Connecticut, and in the Connecticut Valley, where it is 

 common all the way up to the Massachusetts line (Suffield, E. 1. 

 Shores). Arrives before May loth (May 7. Osborne). 



Note.- Vireo Philadelphicus Cassin, undoubtedly occurs within 

 our limits, as a rare, or accidental, visitant, hut as yet no record ol 

 its capture has appeared. On Sept. 7th, ls75, Mr. William Brewster 

 tk shot a female of this beautiful little species in Cambridge, Mass.' 1 ! 



Family, LANIID^E. 



74. Collui'io borealis (Vieillot) Baird. Butcher Bird ; Shrike. 



.V somewhat irregular winter resident. Arrives in October or 

 November (Oct. 29, 1876, Sage;) remaining till the latter part of 

 March (March 24, 1876, Osborne). Very abundant some years, and 

 equally scarce in others. Mr. Maynard says, " when the Lesser Red- 



* MS. notes of the Stadtmuller Brothers, 

 f Bull. Nutt. Omith. Club, vol. i, No. 1, p. 19. April, 1876. 

 Trans. Conn. Acad., Vol. IV. 5 July, 1877. 



