146 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



622a. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides {Swains.). — White- 

 KUMPED Shrike. 



West Point, Lincoln, Omaha (L. Bruner); Lincoln — breeding (R. E. Dinges); 

 "Rather abundant in Nebraska" (Aughey); "Summer resident, arrive in 

 April and found as late as September" (Taylor); "Thecentral regions of North 

 America" (Goss); Beatrice — nesting (A. S. Pearse); Omaha (L. Skow); Pern, 

 breeds (G. A. Coleman); Cherry county (J. M. Bates); Gage county — breeds 

 (F. A. Colby); "Summer resident — breeds, not common, earliest seen March 

 23 — departs late in September" (L S. Trostler). 



Family VIREONID.ffi.— Vireos. 



The food of the various "greenlets" or vireos is made up almost 

 entirely of insects, of which a large per cent is composed of the cat- 

 erpillars of different moths, such as infest trees and the larger shrubs. 

 They should be protected and encouraged about the orchard in par- 

 ticular. 



624. Vireo olivaceus {Linn.). — Red-eyed Vireo. 



Common over eastern half of state— breeds (L. Bruner); "common in the 

 timber belts along the Missouri and its tributaries in Nebraska" (Aughey); 

 "Summer resident, abundant, probably arrives in May" (Taylor); "West to 

 the Rocky mountains" (Goss); Omaha — breeds (L. Skow); Peru, common 

 — breeds (G. A. Coleman); common summer resident, arrives May 1, breeds 

 May 22 to July 1— departs Sept. 1 to 25 " (I. S. Trostler). 



626. Vireo philadelphicus ( Cass.). — Philadelphia Vireo. 



West Point, Omaha (L. Bruner); "common in eastern Nebraska" (Aughey); 

 Omaha (L. Skow). 



627. Vireo gilvus ( VieilL). — Warbling Vireo. 



West Point (L. Bruner); "abundant in northeastern Nebraska" (Aughey); 

 "Summer resident, common, arrives in May" (Taylor); "North America in 

 general" (Goss); Omaha — breeding (L. Skow); Peru, common — breeds (G. A. 

 Coleman); "a not uncommon summer resident, arrives, breeds, and departs 

 same as Red-eyed Vireo" (I. S. Trostler). 



628. Vireo flavifrons VieilL — Yelloa\'-throated Vireo. 



Lincoln (L. Bruner); Fairbury (Dr. Eaton); "Somewhat abundant in south- 

 eastern Nebraska, but rare north of the Platte" (Aughey); "Summer resi- 

 dent" (Taylor); "Eastern United States" (Goss); Omaha (L. Skow); Peru, 

 common — may breed (G. A. Coleman); Omaha, "not rare as a summer resi- 

 dent, arrives about May 1, departs late in August, seen during summer, doubt- 

 less breeds" (I. S. Trostler). 



629. Vireo solitarius {Wils.). — Blue-headed Vireo. 



West Point, Omaha (L. Bruner); "Found in the timber belts of eastern 

 Nebraska" (Aughey); "Summer resident, rare, arrives in May" (Taylor); 



