BLACK-CAPPED VIREO. 



630. Vireo atricapillus. 4^ inches. 



Male, with crown and sides of head glossy black, 

 lores and eye-ring white; female, duller colored. 



This strange and comparatively rare Vireo frequents 

 brushwood on the prairies of Kansas, Indian Territory 

 and central and western Texas. Their habits in all 

 respects resemble those of the more common Vireos or 

 Greenlets as they are otherwise called. 



Notes. — Similar to those of the White-eyed Vireo. 



Nest. — Suspended as usual from forked branches at 

 low elevations; made of fibres and bark strips closely 

 woven together with spider webs. The four eggs are 

 pure white, unmarked ( .70 x .52 ) . 



Range. — Breeds from central and western Texas 

 north to southern Kansas: winters in Mexico. 



