76 BIEDS. 



** Stout species ; the bill short and stout, blue-black ; both culmen 

 and commissure decidedly curved ; a pale stripe running from 

 bill to and around eye; white wing bars; quills blackish, 

 mostly edged with white ; feet stout. (Lanimreo> Bd.) 

 \ Primaries apparently 9. 



4. V. flavifrons, (Vieill.) Baird. YELLOW - THROATED 

 VIREO. Rich olive green above, becoming ashy on 

 rump; bright yellow below; belly white; superciliary 

 line and orbital ring yellow; L. 5f; W. 3; T. 2. 

 E. U. S., abundant; a brightly colored species. 



Jt Primaries evidently 10. 



5. If. so/itaria, (Wils.) Baird. BLUE - HEADED VIREO. 

 SOLITARY GREENLET. Bright olive green; crown and 

 sides of head bluish ash; stripe to and around eye white, 

 a dusky line below it; white below, somewhat washed 

 with pale yellow; L. 5f ; W. 3; T. 2. U. S., in wood- 

 land, frequent; a stout, handsome species. 



2. K//?0, Vieillot. SHORT - WINGED VIREOS. 



1. If. noveboracens/Sf (Gm.) Bonap. WHITE -EYED 

 VIREO. Bright olive green, white below; sides and 

 crissum bright yellow; pale wing bars; stripe from bill 

 to and around eye, yellow; eyes white; L. 5; W. 2^; 

 T. 2. E. U. S., in thickets; a sprightly bird, with a loud 

 and varied song. 



2. If. belli, Aud. BELL'S VIREO. Olive-green, yellow 

 below, chin and superciliary line whitish; wing bars 

 whitish; L. 4J; W. 2|; T. 2. Western, E. to Ills, and 

 Neb. Resembles V. gilva. 



FAMILY XXXIL LANIIDJE. 



(The Shrikes.) 



Primaries 10, the first short (rarely wanting) ; bill hawk- 

 like, very strong, the upper mandible toothed and ab- 



