624. Vireo olivaceus 
RED-EYED VIREO. 6 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above olive-brown; a dlack line above a 
white line over the bright red eye; no wing bars. Below white. 
A bird of roadsides and the open woods. Feeds on insects, largely 
caterpillars. Common in Massachusetts. Arrives abort May 12. 
Song. Loud and clear, delivered in conversational style all day 
and all summer long; might be described as a query of three syl- 
lables in rising inflection, ave you there? then in falling inflec- 
tion the answer, we are here. 
Nest. At the fork of a branch, a dainty hanging cup. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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