522 BISTORT OF THE 



Vireo olivaceus (Linn.). 



RED-EYED VIREO. 

 PLATE XXXI. 



Summer resident; abundant in the eastern part of the State. 

 Arrive the last of April; begin laying about the 20th of May; 

 the bulk return early in September, a few remain until the first 

 of October. 



B. 240. K. 135. C. 170. G. 64. 264. U. 624. 



Habitat. Eastern temperate North America; west to the 

 Rocky Mountains; south in winter through eastern Mexico to 

 northern South America; occasionally winters as far north as 

 Florida. Breeds chiefly from the southern United States north- 

 ward. 



Sp. Chab. "Upper parts olive green. Top of head, from bill to nape, ash 

 color. A white line from nostrils above and beyond the eye, bordered above by 

 a dusky line forming the edge of the ashy cap, and below by a similar, perhaps 

 paler, loral and postocular cheek stripe. Beneath, including tibia, white, with 

 perhaps a tinge of olivaceous ash across the breast; the sides of the neck like 

 the back; sides of the body with a faint wash of olive. Axillars and crissum 

 faintly tinged with sulphur yellow; lining of wings and its edges, the latter es- 

 pecially, nearly white. Quills blackish brown, edged externally, except at ends 

 of primaries, with olive, internally with white. Tail feathers lighter brown, 

 edged externally like the back; internally with pale olivaceous white." 



Iris brick red; bill bluish black, under pale horn color at 

 base; legs, feet and claws plumbeous. 



These birds occasionally frequent the groves and shade trees 

 about our dwellings, but their natural haunts are within the 

 woodlands, and they are the most abundant along the timbered 

 streams. They are very common throughout their range, and 

 make their presence known by their song, as it is often repeated 

 at all times of the day, from the time of their arrival until late 

 in autumn, but in the latter part of the season it is less animated 

 and not so often heard. They sing from the topmost branches 

 of the trees — an indescribable song, consisting of a few clear, 

 warbling notes, repeated in a loud, animated and almost continu- 



