332 VIREOS. 



This race of the Blue-headed Vireo is a common summer resident 

 in the southern Alleghanies (see Loomis, Auk, viii, ly'Jl, p. 329). 



^ 631. Vireo noveboracensis (C^w^eZ.). White-eyed Vikeo, Ad. — 

 Upper parts, including upper tail-eo'certs.i bright olive-green, more or less 

 washed with grayish ; greater and middle wing-coverts tipped with yellowish 

 white, forming two distinct wing-bars ; outer web of inner secondaries whitish ; 

 lores and eye-ring yellow ; throat white or whitish ; belly white ; breast and 

 sides washed with greenish yellow; iris white, hazel in the young. L., 5-27 ; 

 W., 2-37 ; T., 1-95 ; B. from N., -29. 



Range. — Eastern United States; breeds from Florida to New Hampshire 

 and Minnesota ; winters from Florida southward. 



Washington, common S. K., Apl. 20 to Oct. 7. Sing Sing, common S. K., 

 Apl. 29 to Oct. 3. Cambridge, rather rare S. E., May 8 to Sept. 20 ; formerly 

 common. 



Nest.^ generally similar to that of V. oUvaceus., suspended from a forked 

 branch in thickets. Eggs., three to four, white, with a few specks of black, 

 umber, or rufous- brown at the larger end, -75 x -55. 



If birds are ever impertinent, I believe this term might with truth 

 be applied to that most original, independent dweller in thickety un- 

 dergrowths, the White-eyed Vireo. Both his voice and manner say 

 that he doesn't in the least care what you think of him; and, if 

 attracted by his peculiar notes or actions, you pause near his haunts, 

 he jerks out an abrupt "Who are you, ehf " in a way which plainly 

 indicates that your presence can be dispensed with. If this hint is 

 insufficient, he follows it by a harsh .scolding, and one can fancy that 

 in his singular white eye there is an unmistakable gleam of disap- 

 proval. 



I have always regretted that the manners of this Vireo have been a 

 bar to our better acquaintance, for he is a bird of marked character 

 and with unusual vocal talents. He is a capital mimic, and in the 

 retirement of his home sometimes amuses himself by combining tlie 

 songs of other birds in an intricate potpourri. 



631a. V. n. majmardi Breivst. Key West Vireo.— Scarcely dis- 

 tinguishable in color from the preceding, but averaging somewhat paler and 

 less yellow below, and with a larger bill. L., 5-12; W., 2-40; T., 2-12; B. 

 from N., -35. 



Range. — Southern Florida. 



This closely related race of the White-eyed Vireo is a common per- 

 manent resident in southern Florida. 



633. Vireo belli And. Bell's Vireo. ^r7.~ Crown ashy gray, 

 changing to olive-green on the rump ; greater and middle wing-coverts nar- 

 rowly tipped with while ; lores and eye-ring whitish ; under parts white, 

 breast and sides washed with greenish yellow. L., 4-75; W,, 2-20; T,, 1-80; 

 B. from N., -28. 



