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622a. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides (Swains.) White- 

 rumped shrike. 



What has been written about the preceding species may also be 

 said of the white-rumped shrike, if the current descriptions of these 

 species are to stand. 



Family VIREONIDAE. yireos. 



624. Vireo olivaceus (Linn.) Red-eyed vireo. 



Summer resident ; abundant. May 1 1 — Sept. 5. Found both 

 in dooryards and woodlands. Nest, suspended from a twig about 

 5-10 feet from the ground ; May 25 — June 30 ; eggs 4. Like all the 

 vireos, very beneficial. 



626. Vireo philadelphicus (Cass.) Philadelphia vireo. 

 Transient visitant ; rare in Ontario and Monroe counties. 



Onondaga Co., not common — A. W. Perrior. Niagara Co., rather 

 rare — J. L. Davison, Buffalo, rare migrant — Berg. p. 17. 



627. Vireo gilvus (Vieill. ) Warbling vireo. 



Summer resident ; common. May 4 — Sept. 15. Frequents 

 shade trees, orchards and groves. Nest, usually in an apple or maple 

 tree, 12-20 feet from]^the ground ; May 18 — June 10 ; eggs 3-4. 



628. Vireo fiavifrons Vieill. Yellow-throated vireo. 

 Transient visitant ; common. Summer resident ; occasional. 



May 5 — Sept. i. Nest, on a branch about 10-30 feet from the 

 ground ; May 25 — June 15 ; eggs 4. 



629. Vireo solitarius ( Wils. ) Blue-headed vireo. 



Transient visitant ; uncommon. May 5-30, Sept. 1-20. Some- 

 times found in summer above the 1,500-foot line of the Alleghany 

 foot-hills. 



629b, Vireo solitarius plumbeus (Coues) Plumbeous vireo. 



Accidental visitant. One record for central New York, Peter- 

 boro, Madison Co., Sept. 24, 1893 — Auk, Jan. 1894, 79. 



631. Vireo noveboracensis (Gmel.) White-eyed vireo. 



Summer resident; rare. Onondaga Co., "rare" — A. W. 

 Perrior. Buffalo, "rare migrant" — Berg. p. 17. Penn Yan— Aub. 

 p. 16. Breeds near Lockport — Lang. p. 254. 



