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washed with grayish; greater and middle wing-coverts tipped with yellowish 

 white, forming two distinct wing-bars; outer web of tertials edged with 

 whitish; lores and eye-ring yellow; throat white or whitish; belly white; 

 breast and sides washed with greenish yellow; iris white, hazel in the young. 

 L. f 5-27; W., 2'37; T. f 1'95; B. from N., '29. 



Range. E. U. S. Breeds chiefly in Austral zones from se. Nebr., s. Wise., 

 N. Y., and Mass, to cen. Tex. and cen. Fla.; winters from Tex., Ga., Fla., 

 and S. C. through e. Mex. to Yucatan and Guatemala; casual n. to Vt., 

 Ont., N. B., and in Cuba. 



Washington, common S. R., Apl. 18-Oct. 19. Ossining, common S. R., 

 Apl. 29-Oct. 3. Cambridge, rare S. R., May 8-Sept. 20; formerly common. 

 Glen Ellyn, rare, spring only, May 24- June 5. 



Nest, generally similar to that of V. olivaceus, suspended from a forked 

 branch in thickets. Eggs, 3-4, white, with a few specks of black, umber, 

 or rufous-brown at the larger end, '75 x '55. Date, Chatham Co., Ga., 

 Apl. 22; Ossining, N. Y., May 27; Cambridge, June 1; Mt. Carmel, Ills., 

 May 11. 



If birds are ever impertinent, I believe this term might with truth 

 be applied to that most original, independent dweller in thickety under- 

 growths, the White-eyed Vireo. Both his voice and manner say that 

 he doesn't in the least care what you think of him; and, if attracted 

 by his peculiar notes or actions, you pause near his haunts, he jerks 

 out an abrupt "Who are you, eh?" in a way which plainly indicates 

 that your presence can be dispensed with. If this hint is insufficient, 

 he follows it by a harsh scolding, and one can fancy that in his singular 

 white eye there is an unmistakable gleam of disapproval. 



I have always regretted that the manners of this Vireo have been a 

 bar to our better acquaintance, for he is a bird of marked character and 

 with unusual vocal talents. He is a capital mimic, and in the retire- 

 ment of his home sometimes amuses himself by combining the songs 

 of other birds in an intricate potpourri. 



631a. V. g. maynardi Brewst. KEY WEST VIREO. Scarcely dis- 

 tinguishable in color from the preceding, but averaging somewhat Daler and 

 less yellow below, and with a larger bill. L., 5' 12; W., 2'40; ^T., 2'12; 

 B,. from N., '35. 



Range. Fla., from Tarpon Springs and Anastasia Is. s. on the coast and 

 keys to Key West. 



631b. V. g. bermudianus (Bangs and Bradlee). BERMUDA WHITE- 

 EYED VIREO. Similar to V. g. griseus but wing averaging shorter, tarsus 

 longer, general coloration grayer, less yellow and olivaceous. (The Auk, 

 1901, 252). 



Range. Bermuda. 



"Not a very satisfactory subspecies" (Ridgway). 



633. Vireo belli belli And. BELL'S VIREO. Ads. Crown ashy gray, 

 changing to olive-green on the rump; greater and middle wing-coverts nar- 

 rowly tipped with white; lores and eye-ring whitish; underparts white, 

 breast and sides washed with greenish yellow. L., 4'75; W., 2'20; T., 1*80; 

 B. from N., '28. 



Range. Breeds in Austral zones from ne. Colo., s. S. D., n. Ills., and nw. 

 Ind. to e. Tex. and Tamaulipas; winters in Mex. and Guatemala; accidental 

 in N. H. 



Nest, f pensile, of strips of bark and plant fibers firmly and smoothly inter- 

 woven, lined with finer grasses, etc., in bushes or low trees. Eggs, 4-6, white, 



