82 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
FAM. VIREONIDA:. 
VERE OS: 
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 Vireo 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 rst of May. 
“The note of this bird did not appear to me to resemble the 
syllables Whzp-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. 
