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throughout June, 18S8, and in the summer. Taken on September 5, 1888, 

 and several times after, the latest being September 13." The birds have a 

 song not unlike Vireo olivaceus, but usually delivered even more deliber- 

 ately than the song of that species. 



Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. — In the region about Tarpon 

 Springs this is a common spring and fall migrant, arriving from the 

 middle to last of March, and a number find a summer home at this point. 

 Observed and taken throughout the summer of 1886. Took a young 

 female, No. 5S77, full-grown, June 3, 188S. Mr. Atkins says it is a 

 common migrant both at Punta Rassa and at Key West, often being asso- 

 ciated with Vireo altiloquus barbatulus. 



Vireo gilvus. Warbling Vireo. — Apparently a rare spring migrant 

 in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs. Not observed in the fall. Mr. Atkins 

 has not met with it at Punta Rassa or at Kev West. 



Vireo flavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. — A rare migrant. At 

 Tarpon Springs, April 26. 1887, I took an adult female, No. 3926. This is 

 my only record. Mr. Atkins took it at Punta Rassa on April 15, 18S6, 

 and at Key West on April 1 and October 5, 1887. 



Vireo solitarius. Blue-headed Vireo. — A not uncommon migrant, and 

 remains throughout the winter in small numbers in the vicinity of 

 Tarpon Springs. The only point where Mr. Atkins has met with the 

 species is Key West where he took a single bird on February 3, iSSS. 



Vireo noveboracensis. White-eyed Vireo. — This bird appears to be, 

 in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs, a rather rare migrant and winter resi- 

 dent. I have before me eight representatives taken, four in April and 

 four in October, which are identical with White-eyed Vireos in my col- 

 lection taken near Washington, D. C. These are all the Vireos that I 

 have collected in this region which I can refer to true noveboracensis. 

 They are about equally divided as to sex. Of the spring specimens two 

 are males and two females, and the latter had not yet laid nor would they 

 have laid for several weeks. It seems proper from these facts and those 

 about to be presented in regard to V. noveboracensis maynardi, to con- 

 sider true noveboracensis as a migrant and not as the form breeding in 

 this part of Florida. 



Vireo noveboracensis maynardi. Key West Vireo. — Mr. Atkins has 

 kindly sent me from the Island of Key West twenty-two representatives 

 of this subspecies. Of these all but two were taken in April and May 

 and are doubtless all breeding birds. The other two specimens were 

 taken in January and February and are very typical of this subspecies. 

 Mr. Atkins finds the birds common, resident, and breeding in numbers. 

 He has also sent me four White-eyed Vireos from Punta Rassa which 

 match irTall particulars the series of Vireo noveboracensis maynardi taken 

 at Key West. I have before me twelve White-eyed Vireos taken at Tarpon 

 Springs in the months of April, May, June, July, and September that so 

 nearly match in all particulars the Key West birds of Mr. Atkins that 

 they can only be looked upon as representatives of this subspecies. 

 Three of these birds are fully fledged young birds of the year. The ear- 



