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VIREO NOVEBORACENSIS— GMEL. 



WHITE-EYED GREENLET. 



White-eyed Flycatcher, Muscicapa cantatrix, Wils. Amor. Orn. 

 Vireo novaborcncis, Bonap. Syn. 



White-eyed Vireo or Flycatcher, Vireo noveboracensis, Nutt. Man. 

 White-eyed Flycatcher or Vireo, Vireo noveboracensis, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Character — Irides white. Adult with a band of yellow 

 at the base of the upper mandible ; eyelids of the same color ; upper 

 parts greenish-olive ; hind neck deep gray ; wings and tail brown, 

 edged with greenish ; two bands on the wings formed by the tips 

 of the secondary coverts and first row of lesser Aving coverts, which 

 are pale yellowish-white ; lower parts grayish-white ; sides of the 

 body light yellow ; irides white. Length five inches, wing two 

 and a half. . 



The White-eyed Flycatcher is generally seen along the hedges 

 or in low thickets It is not a very sprightly bird, but sings with a 

 good deal of spirit, seeming to delight in giving utterance to its 

 varied notes. It builds its nest among the briars, in which are de- 

 posited five white eggs, spotted Avith black. 



The birds of this Genus are readily distinguished from the Fly- 

 catchers by their bills, which are much stronger, and less depressed 

 at the base. They feed chiefly on winged insects, and their manners 

 and customs are also similar to the Flycatchers. 



