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232. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. — Abundant 

 summer i-esident of the Virginias, arriving in April and departing 

 the latter part of September ; breeds. 



233. Vireo philadelphicus. Philadelphia Vireo. - 

 Very rare. A specimen was taken on the Virginia side of the 

 Potomac near Washington, May 17, 1888, by Mr. William 

 Palmer (The Auk, Vol. VI, No. i, p. 74). 



334. Vireo gilvus. Warbling Vireo. — Rather common 

 summer resident of the Virginias, but locally distributed in the 

 vicinity of tow^nsand villages or in orchards and similar localities; 

 breeds. Arrives in April and leaves in September. 



235. Vireo flavifrons. Common summer resident of the 

 Virginias from April to September ; breeds. 



236. Vireo solitarius. Not common in the migrations in the 

 Virginias, arriving in April and in autumn seen as late as Octo- 

 ber ; some may remain to breed. 



237. Vireo solitarius alticola. Mountain Solitary 

 Vireo. — I found this sub-species common on the upjDcr part of 

 White Top Mountain in July, 18SS, where it probably breeds. 

 It is doubtless a summer resident on others of the higher Virginia 

 mountains. 



238. Vireo noveboracensis. White-eyed Vireo. — Com- 

 mon summer resident of tiie Virginias, from April to September, in 

 the vicinity of swampy thickets ; breeds. I have found it com- 

 mon near Newport News in April, and discovered a nest with 

 four eggs in Albemarle County, June ist, 18S5. 



339. Mniotilta varia. Black and White Creeper. — 

 Common summer resident of the Virginias, especially of the 

 mountain region, arriving about the middle of April ; in the 

 warmer localities more numerous in the migrations. It bieeds in 

 Albemarle County, as I saw a young bird and its parent June 

 I St, 1885. 



240. Protonotaria citrea. Prothonotary Warbler. — 

 Very rare. One has been reported by Drs. Cones and Prentiss 

 as seen near Washington in a swampy briar patch. May 2, 1S61. 

 I have seen a specimen obtained by Captain Crumb at Cobb's 

 Island in the spring of 1888, and have been informed by Mr. 

 Ridgway that he has seen one near Thoroughfare Gap in the 



