THE VIREOS 



Song: A sweet continuous warble, with a rising inflection at 

 the end. It sounds like a whistled Whew-whew-whew 

 whew -whew -whew -whee? 



Habitat: Parks and shaded village streets. Its neutral col- 

 oring and its preference for treetops make it difficult 

 to distinguish. Its cheerful, pleasant song is the 

 surest means of identification. 



Range: Eastern North America. Breeds from south-central 

 Canada to northwestern Texas, southern Louisiana, 

 North Carolina, and Virginia; winters south of the 

 United States, though exact locality is unknown. 

 Not nearly so widely distributed as the red-eyed vireo. 



THIS vireo, like other members of its family, is an 

 indefatigable devourer of insects. Mr. Forbush 

 reports that it feeds on flies, mosquitoes, and grasshoppers, 

 Lut that its chief food consists of caterpillars and other 

 leaf -eating insects, especially the elm-leaf beetle; conse- 

 quently it is found frequently in elm-shaded streets and 

 yards. 



THE WHITE-EYED VIREO 



Vireo Family — Vireonidce 



THE White-Eyed Vireo differs from his red-eyed 

 cousin in being slightly smaller, in having a small 

 patch of yellow around the eye, a white iris, and two 

 wing-bars. His head is greener and his breast and sides 

 are tinged with yellow. 



He lives in thickets. He possesses in a marked degree 

 the vireo habit of scolding. He has more power as a 

 songster than his better-known relatives. Mr. Chapman 



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