PHILADELPHIA VIREO 



1894 



April 5, 1895 



(Georgia) 



SMALLER than the other vireos, except 

 the white-eyed, or perhaps the war- 

 bling, this bird looks more like the latter, 

 except that it is yellower. The breast, 

 especially, is perceptibly washed with yel- 

 low on the sides. The song I have had 

 a fine opportunity of hearing here in 

 Georgia. It is quite unlike the other vireos, 

 has more snap to it, beginning with a 

 sharp "whit-tee," followed by some war- 

 bled notes. This is repeated several 

 times at quite short intervals, and then a 

 new refrain is taken up. Altogether the 

 song lacks the monotony of the red-eye's 

 entirely. Sometimes it begins with "whit- 

 whit-whit" before the warble, each note 

 sharp, and with the snapping quality of 

 some of the white-eye's notes. 



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