496 viREOS. 



forked twig; eggs, white, usually sparingly 

 spotted. 



564. RED-EYED VIREO. 

 Large, 6.25; top of head, gray; dark line 

 through eye, white line over it, boardered 

 by a black line above; gray green above, 

 white below, fig. 392. Breeds throughout 

 temperate N. A. from Fla. into British Pro- 

 vinces; winters in northern S. A.; south in 

 Sept. and Oct., north in May. Frequents 

 woodlands. Song, a monotonous repetition 

 of the syllables, hear me, see me, hear it; 

 heed it; sweer imlliam, siveer it, tiveet tweet 

 tweet tweet, quickly given at the rate of 

 thirty-six or more notes to the minute; also 

 the common Vireo scold. 



565. BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO. 

 Larger than last, bill longer, dark lines 

 on head not as clear, and a slight maxillary 

 line of dusky. Breeds in the Bahamas and 

 southern Fla.; winters in West Indies; north 

 in April. Song, tvhip torn kelley — a decided 



