VIREOS 399 



631c. V. n. micrus Xelson. Small White-eyed Vireo. 



Like noveboracensis, but smaller and duller colored, with a paler wash 

 of yellow on flanks. Wing: 2.29, tail 1.97, bill .08, tarsus .78. 



Distribution. — Rio" Grande Valley, Texas, to central Tamaulipas, Mex- 

 ico. 



The breeding range of the small white-eyed vireo in Texas extends 

 from Kinney and Uvalde counties to the Gulf of ]Mexieo. 



632. Vireo huttoni Cass. Hutton Vieeo. 



Adults. — Lores and orbital ring dull whitish ; upper ^^(trts dull olive 

 brown, greener on rump, wings, and tail ; wing bars narrow, white ; under 

 parts dingy, tinged on sides with olive yellow ; spurious primary well 

 developed. Young : similar, but upper parts lighter brown, sides of head 

 buffv brown, under parts paler. Length : 4.2o-4.75, wing 2.40-2.45, tail 

 2.0(1-2.10. bill from nostril .2()-.29. tarsus .72-. 76. 



Distribution. — Southern and central California, west and south of the 

 Sierra Nevada. 



Xest. — As described by Cohen, hnng in scrub oak heavily draped with 

 moss ; made mainly of moss. £ggs : usually 4, white, lightly dotted 

 around larger end with shades of brown. 



3Ir. Grinnell saj's that the Ilutton vireo is common throughout 

 tiie year in Los Angeles County. While occurring from the willow 

 regions of the lowlands up to 6000 feet in the mountains, it prefers 

 the oak regions of the mesas and foothills. 



632a. V. h. Stephensi Brewst. Stephens Vireo. 



Similar to liuttoni. but i)aler ; olive gray above, greenish toward tail ; wing 

 bands pure white, broader Length : 4.*JO-5.20, wing 2.50-2.65, tail 2.10- 

 2.20, bill from nostril .2.")-.;lO. tarsus .70-75. 



Distribution. — Mountains of western Texas, Arizona, Mexico, and Lower 

 California. 



632b. V. h. obscurus Anthony. Anthony Vireo. 



Like liuttoni. but averaging smaller, with plumage darker and olive 

 tints l)right('r. 



Distrif)ution. — Breeds on the Pacific coast from British Columbia south 

 to Oregon, and winters in California. 



Nest. — As described by Bowles, hnng from twigs of a young fir, 9 feet 

 from the jjTound. woven 'of hanging moss and lined with fine dried grasses 

 thickly interwoven. Eggs: 2. white, marked about the larger end witli 

 1)1 ack spots. 



633. Vireo bellii And. Bell Viheo. 



Loral streak and orbital ring dull white ; upper parts brownish olive, 

 olive green on rump ; wings .and tail brownish, wing bars narrow, dull 

 white; throat white; rest of under parts washed with sulphur yellow; 

 unch'r tail and wing coverts yellow. ^Length: 4.20-5.25, wing 2.05-2.30, 

 t.iil I.SO-1.95, bill from nostril" .2S-.:;(», tarsus .79-.75. 



Distr.hutiitu. — Bleeds in the Mississippi Valley and on the Great Plains. 

 I'loiu liidiaii.i to Dakota, and south tlirough Texas to Mexico; accidental 

 in New IIani|)shire. 



Nest. \\\\\\\x fioni \iiies or forks of twigs, made of plant fil»c rs and 



