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INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. 



eye and lower parts whitish ; near the breast and sides under the 

 wings tinged with pale-greenish yellow. Wings greyish-brown, 

 edged with pale olive-green, inclining to grey. The tail also simi- 

 larly edged, and slightly forked. Legs, feet, and bill above, lead- 

 color ; the lower mandible pale flesh-color. Iris dark hazel. The 

 sexes nearly alike. 



RED-EYED VIREO, or FLYCATCHER. 



(Vireo olivaceus, Bonap. Musicapa olivacea, Lin. Wilson^ ii. p. 55. 

 pi. 12. fig. 3. Philad. Museum, No. 6675.) 



Sp. Charact. — Yellow-olive ; crown ash, with a dark lateral line ; 

 line over the eye, and all beneath, whitish ; wings without bands ; 

 irids red ; 1st primary much longer than the 5th. — Young with 

 the eye dark hazel. 



This common and indefatigable songster appears to 

 inhabit every part of the American continent from Lab- 

 rador to the large tropical islands of Jamaica and St. 

 Domingo ; they are likewise resident in the mild table 

 land of Mexico.* Those who pass the summer with us, 

 however, migrate to the warmer regions at the com- 

 mencement of winter, as none are found at that season 

 within the limits of the United States. The Red-Eyed 



* Bullock's memoirs on the birds of Mexico. 



