WABBLING VIBEO. 



627. Vireo gilvus. 5 l / 2 inches. 



Above olive green, crown grayer but with no black 

 border; no wing bars; sides washed with yellowish. 



This is the sweetest singer among the Vireos, its 

 song being sprightly and vivacious and not given so 

 continuously as to become monotonous. They are so- 

 ciable birds and make themselves at home in cities 

 and parks, where they swing their nests from the tops 

 of the shade trees. Their nests are in nearly all cases 

 much higher than those of the Ked-eye, which seems 

 to prefer lower situations for its home. 



Song. A flute-like warble, most resembling that of 

 the Purple Finch but having a character distinct from 

 the song of any other bird. 



Nest. A strong basket like that of the Red-eye but 

 usually smaller and suspended from the higher 

 branches of trees; the four eggs are white with brown 

 specks (.75 x .55). 



Bange. Eastern N. A., breeding from the Gulf to 

 middle Canada; winters in Mexico. 



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