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more local, showing a marked fondness for rows of elms 



a taste which makes it a dweller in towns and villages. 



Its song bears no resemblance to that 



Warbling Vireo, Q t ^ e R ec [_ e y e being a continuous. 



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flowing warble, with an alto under- 

 tone, suggestive of the song of the Purple Finch. 



The Warbling Yireo arrives from its winter home in 

 the tropics about May 5, and remains until late in Sep- 

 tember. 



Although the Yellow-throated Yireo is least like the 

 Ked-eye in color, it resembles it the most closely in choice 



Yellow-throated f ^ aimts and m son g- Still j tne Yellow- 



vireo, throat's song is sung more deliberately 

 Vireo flavifrons. and with longer pauses between the 

 parts, while in tone it is deeper and 

 richer. To my mind he says : " See me ; I'm here ; where 

 are you?" repeating the question in varying forms. 

 Karely he utters a beautiful, mellow trill which suggests 

 the song of the Kuby-crowned Kinglet, and he has also 

 a cacldng, scolding note like that of the White-eye. 

 The Yellow -throat's nest is often a more elaborate struc- 

 ture than those of our other Yireos, being thickly cov- 

 ered with lichens, which add greatly to its beauty. 



Like the two preceding species, the Yellow-throat 

 winters in the tropics, and reaches the latitude of New 

 York city about May 1. It does not, however, remain 

 as long as its relatives, leaving us about September 15. 



The White-eyed Yireo is the genius of his family. 

 What the Chat is among Warblers the White-eye is 

 among Yireos a peculiar, eccentric 



bird of stron g character > vh re g ard 



mankind with disapproval, and will 

 have none of us. Excellent reasons these why we 

 should court his acquaintance. 



Unlike our other Yireos, the White-eye lives in the 



