629. Vireo solitarius 

 BLUE-HEADED VIREO. 5 1-2 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above olive-green ; head bluish gray ; 

 eye ring and line to bill white ; wing bars white. Below white ; 

 greenish yellow on sides. 



A confiding bird of the woods ; also called the Solitary Vireo 

 Arrives in Massachusetts about April 25. 



Song. Resembling Red-eyed Vireo's, but richer and sweeter. 

 Nest. A pretty cup hanging from a forked branch low down. 

 Breeds. In northern New England. 



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