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shady street, where it glides through the foliage of the tallest trees, 

 the unseen messenger of rest and peace to the busy, dusty haunts of 



71. Vireo flavifrons Vieillot. Yellow-throated Vireo. 



A tolerably common summer resident ; particularly abundant in 

 spring and fall. Arrives early in May (May 6), remaining till after 

 the middle of September (Sept. 15, 17, 1875). 



72. Vireo SOlitariuS (Wilson) Vieillot. Blue-headed, or Solitary Vireo. 



Not uncommon during the migrations. A few breed. Arrives 

 during the first week in May (May 2, 1876, Osborne ; 6, 1875, 

 C. H. M. ; May 5, 1877, Nichols). Have taken it as late as 

 Oct. 13th. A nest of this species, found June 18th, 1875, near New 

 Haven (Beaver Swamp), by the Stadtmtillers, "was out on the limb 

 of a Chestnut tree about 30 feet from the ground, and was constructed 

 of the bark of different kinds of trees, lined with grass. Moss and 

 caterpillars' silk were plastered outside. It contained four eggs, 

 which were two-thirds hatched."* 



73. Vireo NoveboracensiS (Gmelin) Bonaparte. White-eyed Vireo. 



A summer resident, but not particularly common except along 

 southern Connecticut, and in the Connecticut Valley, where it is 

 common all the way up to the Massachusetts line (Suffield, E. I. 

 Shores). Arrives before May 10th (May 7, Osborne). 



NOTE. Vireo Philadelphicus Cassin, undoubtedly occurs within 

 our limits, as a rare, or accidental, visitant, but as yet no record of 

 its capture has appeared. On Sept. 7th, 1875, Mr. William Brewster 

 " shot a female of this beautiful little species in Cambridge, Mass."f 



Family, LANIID^E. 



74. Collurio borealis (Vieillot) Baird. Butcher Bird ; Shrike. 



A somewhat irregular winter resident. Arrives in October or 

 November (Oct. 29, 1876, Sage;) remaining till the latter part of 

 March (March 24, 1876, Osborne). Very abundant some years, and 

 equally scarce in others. Mr. Maynard says, " when the Lesser Red- 



* MS. notes of the Stadtmiiller Brothers. 

 fBull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, vol. i, No. 1, p. 19. April, 1876. 

 TRANS. CONN. Ac AD., VOL. IV. 5 JULY, 1877. 



