THE BIRDS OF MONTREAL. 



species May 24. 1888, at Laprairie, built in a bush 

 alongside the railroad track, and saw a shrike close 

 to the nest. I found another nest of this shrike 

 May 30, 1891, at Hoehelaga, built in a thorn tree, 

 containing two eggs, incubated, and June 6, 1891, 

 Mr. Inglis found two fresh eggs of this bird in 

 what appeared to be an old nest, near the same 

 place. 



Family Vireonidce. Yireos. 



Genus Vireo. Yieillot. 

 Subgenus " Yireosylva." Bonap. 



199. Red-eyed Vireo. (Red-eyed Flycatcher. Y. 



olivaceus. (Linn.) 



" Summer Resident," abundant. Breeds in the 

 city and in Mount Royal Park. I found a nest of 

 this species June 6, 1885, not quite completed, and 

 another nest July 1, the same season, without eggs, 

 and a nest found August 13, 1887, contained young 

 birds; also a nest June 29, 1891, contained young- 

 lings. I have heard this species singing, from its 

 arrival in the spring, till September 4, and have 

 observed it here from May 11 to October 6. 



200. Philadelphia Vireo. Y. philadelphicus. (Cass.) 

 " Transient Yisitant." ? I have not met with this 



species here yet, but as Montreal is within its geo- 



