82 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



FAM. VIREONIDyE. 



VIREOS. 



VIREO ALTILOQUUS VAR. BARBATULUS. {Vieil.) {Cab.) 

 Black-whiskered Vireo. 



Adult Male. — Crown, slaty-gray ; upper parts, olive-green ; a 

 dull white superciliary line, and a dusky stripe through the eye ; 

 a narrow brownish maxillary line on the sides of the chin ; sides, 

 olive; under parts, white ; crissum, yellow; iris, red. 



Length 5.80, wing 3, tail 2.40, tarsus .66, bill .52. 



My first specimen of the \^ireo was taken May 11, but it prob- 

 ably arrives in the Bahamas somewhat earlier. Dr. Bryant states 

 that he found it very abundant, arriving about the ist of May. 

 " The note of this bird did not appear to me to resemble the 

 syllables Wliip-tom-kelly more than any others, although this might 

 be introduced as part of the note, pronouncing the first syllable very 

 distinctly, and terminating with an additional note longer than any; 

 thus, Whip-tom-kelly pheuu, and frequently still another long note." 

 I am unable to state anything, from personal observation, regarding 

 its breeding habits. 



