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CITIZEN BIRD 



very closely to see it. The Warblers mostly have 

 smooth slender beaks, but tlie Vireos have stouter 

 ones, with a little hooked point that enables them to 

 pick out and secure a great variety of insects. The 

 Chat is our only Warbler with a very stout beak, even 

 stouter than a Vireo's, but it has no hook at the end. 

 The Redstart's has a hooked point, but the rest of the 



beak is very brcxid 

 and flat, with a 

 row of stiff bristles 

 --^ at each corner of 

 the mouth, to keep 

 insects from kick- 

 ing free when they 

 are caught." 



" You say Ids 

 eyes are red. But 

 why is his name 

 '• Vireo' — does that 

 mean anything ? " 

 " ' Vireo ' comes 

 from the Latin 



Eed-eyed Vireo. 



AV O r d 



m e a n i n g 



'green,' and because all of this family have greenish 

 backs one of their common names is 'Greenlet.' Be- 

 sides being very pretty to look at, this little red-eyed 

 bird is a great worker and does whatever he undertakes 

 in a most complete manner. When he starts his tree 

 trapping in the morning he does not flit carelessl}' from 

 one tree to another, but after selecting his feeding 

 ground, goes all over one branch, never leaving it for 

 another until he has searched every crack and leaf. 



