124 Birds of Oregon and WasJiington 



ern "Golden Robin" which utters it. But a 

 careful observation will reveal the singer and his 

 curious nest. 



Particular Description. — Male: Head, upper 

 part of back and narrow throat-patch, black ; tail, black 

 and yellow ; a large white wing-patch ; rest of body, 

 orange-yellow to orange-red. 



Summer resident. 



THE VIREOS. 



There is a numerous family in America of 

 little olivaceous-backed birds, that keep a sharp 

 eye for insects upon the outer surface of the 

 foliage of the trees. They are nearly all sweet, 

 cheery and persistent singers. Their nests are, 

 with those of the Bush-Tit and the Oriole, pen- 

 dant, pocket-like affairs, and the nests of the 

 different varieties of Vireos are so much alike 

 that we may not hope to tell " which is which," 

 unless we catch the birds upon, or near by, these 

 most interesting homes. 



Our two States seem to have only two of the 

 family which are common, Cassin's and the 

 Warbling Vireo. There is one other here, less 



