BLUE-HEADED VIREO. 



629. Lanivireo solitarius. 5% inches. 

 Crown and sides of head bluish slate; lores, eye-ring 

 and underparts white; back and flanks greenish yellow; 

 two whitish wing bars. 



This species, to my eye, is the prettiest of the Vireos, 

 all the colors being in just the right proportion and 

 blending and harmonizing perfectly. They are solitary, 

 in that they are usually found in deep woods, glens or 

 ravines, and seldom is more than one pair found in a 

 single woods. 



Song. — Similar to that of the Yellow-throated Vireo 

 but longer and more varied. 



Nest. — A handsome, finely woven basket, with the 

 outside covered with spider webs and often with lichens; 

 eggs pale creamy white with chestnut specks. 



Range. — Eastern N. A., breeding from the Gulf tc 

 New Brunswick and Manitoba; winters south of the 

 United States. 



Sub-species. — 629c. Mountain Solitary Vireo (alti- 

 cola), head darker and back less greenish; Alleghanie& 

 from North Carolina to Georgia. 



