BED-EYED VIREO. 

 624. Vireosylva olivacea. 6 inches. 



Crown slaty gray with a black border; white stripe 

 above eye; eye reddish brown. 



Throughout the United States this is one of the most 

 abundant of the family. 'All through the spring and 

 summer months their warble is heard from woodland 

 and roadside, often becoming so monotonous as to be 

 irritating. Oftentimes during the spring migrations of 

 Warblers, Vireos are so numerous and singing so lustily 

 that it is impossible to hear or distinguish the songs 

 of any of the smaller birds. 



Song. Delivered in parts with intermission of a few 

 seconds between, from morning until night; a short 

 varied warble ; call, a petulant mew. 



Nest. A basket woven of strips of bark and fibres, 

 and often with pieces of newspaper worked in, lined 

 with fine grass ; eggs white with a few blackish-brown 

 specks on the large end ( .85 x .55 ) . 



Range. U. S. east of the Rockies, breeding from 

 the Gulf to Labrador and Manitoba; winters in Central 

 America. 



