108 BIRDS OF FIELD, FOREST AND PARK 



tude of the woods where is built a house which 

 must be at once the joy and despair of every 

 other member of this artistic family. It is 

 woven of strips of bark and plant fibre, lined 

 with fine grass, and covered on the outside with 

 dainty lichens, a wonderful little cup at once 

 dainty and highly adapted to its purpose. The 

 location selected for this wonderful nest 

 is often so wild and romantic that you will 

 declare it» quite in keeping with the character 

 of the nest. 



This is a sleek, rather stoutly built Vireo, 

 somewhat smaller than the Preacher, with a 

 very attractive suit of light olive-green above, 

 bright yellow throat, breast and eye ring, and 

 two distinct bars of white on the wings. They 

 come to us about May i, and nest from Florida 

 to Newfoundland. 



The song of the Yellow-throat resembles that 

 of the Preacher, but it is more deliberate, richer 

 and fuller, a much more pleasing performance. 

 It is often said the Yellow-throat is the con- 

 tralto, the Red-eye the soprano of the bird 

 chorus. It, too, sings at midday as well as at 

 morning and night, and it sings in flight. 



The White-eyed Vireo. This little virago 

 of the bird world has a range somewhat less 

 extended than the foregoing species. They are 

 rare birds in central New England and are 

 practically unknown north of that region. 

 Farther south, however, in New Jersey and 

 Long Island, they are classed as common sum- 

 mer residents. 



While they are possessed of considerable 



