THE WHITE-EYED VIREO. 



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The punchinello paused from 

 combinations while the audi 

 would break out with a new pro 

 tour phrases from different ar 

 over and river with slight mod 

 or five seconds. The Chat 

 ite preface, but we recognized 

 Song Sparrow, Catbird, Caro 



time to time to think up new 

 ence shifted uneasily. Then he 

 duction, a jumble of three or 

 tists, and this he would repeat 

 ifications at intervals of four 

 note, a nasal aoun, was a favor- 

 also Towhee, Summer Tanager, 

 Wren. English Sparrow, 



Wood Thrush, and Warbling Vireo, in the order named. 



But while the bird is a good deal of a wag and something of a scold, 

 we are always ready to applaud his humor, and we may as readily condone 

 his "nippy" tongue when we remember that it is wielded in a good cause. 

 The White-eyed Vireo builds low. seldom above seven or eight feet from 

 the ground, and it is naturally anxious for the safety of its eggs or little 

 ones. It is only when the welfare of these is threatened that the bird becomes 

 disagreeable and personal, and not always then. 



