84 Land Birds of New England 



only in the breeding season ; during migration it is 

 usually silent, although Bicknell records that it 

 sometimes sings both in the spring and in the fall. 



LITERATURE : 



A Rambler's Lease (Art. "A Woodland Intimate.") BRADFORD 



TORREY. 



36. YELLOW-THROATED VIREO 



YELLOW-THROATED GREENLET 



( Vireo flavifrons . ) 



Upper part greeenish olive, shading into ash on the rump ; wings 

 and tail dark brown ; throat and breast yellow ; remaining un- 

 der parts whitish. Beak long, broad, and dark ; feet dark. Bird 

 about two-thirds the size of a sparrow. Sexes similar. 



THE yellow-throated vireo is to be found in the 

 very tops of tall trees in woods, parks, and gardens ; 

 he is said, however, to be a local bird. He comes 

 in early May, and leaves again in late September. 



The nest is placed in the fork of a horizontal 

 branch at a moderate height, sometimes indeed not 

 more than three feet from the ground ; it may be 

 found either in the woods or in more open country. 



This vireo has a pleasant song which begins with 

 clear mellow notes that have some resemblance to 

 the syllables, geery, geery. He sings with especial 

 vigor in the warmest weather, and like some of the 



