A Book on Birds 



LANIID-aE (The Butcher Family). 



Loggerhead Shrike (Butcher Bird). Migrant. Slate- 

 colored, above. White, below. Wings and tail, 

 black. 9 inches. 



VIREONID^ (The Family of Vireos). 



Red-eyed Vireo. Largest Vireo. Dull olive, above. 



Pearl, below. Eyes, ruby-red when sun strikes them. 



6| inches. 

 White-eyed Vireo. Plumage very similar to above, but 



eyes white. 5| inches. 



Warbling Vireo. Plumage very similar to above, but eyes 



black. 5 inches. 



Yellow-throated Vireo. Colored like "Chat," but much 



smaller. 5| inches. 



MNIOTILTID^ (The Family of Moss-Pullers). 



(Most membera of this family — the Wood Warblers — are merely spring 

 and fall migrants in our latitude, Nearly all the smaller ones have dark 

 brown eyes and are trim of body; and their most distinguishing family 

 mark while with us is their voice in the trees, day or night; which as a 

 rule is nothing more than a sharp little squeak.) 



Black-throated Green Warbler. Cheeks and sides of neck, 

 rich yellow. Chin and throat, black. Outer tail- 

 feathers, white. 5 inches. 



Black and White Warbler (Oeeper). Black and white 

 all over. 5^ inches. 



Blue-winged Yellow Warbler. Yellow, with blue-gray 

 wings with two white bars. 5 inches. 



Parula Warbler. Very small. Orange and yellow on 

 upper breast, with faint tinges of same over blue- 

 gray back. Two white wing-bars. Greenish-yellow 

 patch on back. 3| inches. 



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