627. WARBLING VIREO. S% in. 



(Vireosylva gilva.) 

 Mouse-gray; olive rump; white below tinged with green- 

 ish yellow; creamy -white around eye; song, rippling warble. 

 Red-eyed Vireo. Least Flycatcher. 



628. YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. 5^ in. 



* (Lanivireo flavifrons.) 



Bright olive-green shading to ashy-blue on rump; yellow 

 throat and breast sharply defined against white belly; line 

 around eye and to bill, yellow; two white wing-bars; slow, 

 distinct song. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Blue-headed 

 Vireo. 



629. BLUE-HEADED VIREO. 5>^ in. 



(Lanivireo solitarius.) 



Olive-green; ashy-blue head; pure white below; sides yel- 

 lowish; line around eye and to bill, w^hite; two white wing- 

 bars; song, noteworthy. Yellow- throated Vireo. 



631. WHITE-EYED VIREO. 5^ in. 



(Vireo griseus.) 



Rich olive-green; two broad yellowish-white wing-bars; 

 below white, sides and lower belly bright yellow; white iris; 

 line from bill to and around eye yellow; thickets and road- 

 side undergrowth; emphatic call, " whip-tee-you ;" mimics 

 notes of other birds. Yellow- throated and Blue-headed 

 Vireos. 



636. BLACK AND WHITE CREEPER. 5X in. 



(Mniotilta varia.) 



Black and white, striped; white belly (female less streaked 

 below) ; creeps up and down trees like the Nuthatches; song 

 rapid, rasping, "he-ho, he-ho, he-ho." BlackpoU Warbler. 



637. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. S% in. 



(Prothonotaria citrea.) 



Entire head, neck and breast, bright orange-yellow; blue- 

 gray wings, rump and tail; prefers willows near water; strong, 

 ringing song. Female: duller. Blackburnian Warbler. 

 Summer Warbler. 



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