WHITE-EYED VIREO. 
631. Vireo grisews. 5 inches. 
This species shows a partiality for low, swampy 
places, covered with briars or tangled thickets of black- 
berry vines. ‘Their habits are entirely different from 
any of the preceding Vireos. They do not seem to sing 
as they eat, but feed in silence, then, the task ended, 
mount to the tops of the brush and indulge in an end- 
less variety of calls and whistles. 
Song.—A great variety of clear whistles and squeaky 
notes. 
Nesi.—A bulky structure of strips of bark, leaves, 
paper, ete., either placed in the branches or partially 
suspended in a fork; eggs white with minute brown 
specks (.75 x .55). 
Range.—EHastern United States, breeding from the 
Gulf to Massachusetts and Manitoba; winters in Mexico. 
Sub-species.—63la. Key West Vireo (maynardi), 
southern Florida. 631b. Bermuda White-eyed Vireo 
(bermudianus), resident in the Bermudas. 631le. Small 
White-eyed Vireo (micrus); southeastern Texas. 
