Yellow-throated or the White-eyed. Probably the majority of the species nest farther 

 north than this locality ; for on their first arrival, about May i , and again, as they go south 

 in September, they are quite numerous, while during the actual breeding season, they 

 are less plentiful. 



PLATE XLV. WHITE-EYED VIREO. WHITE-EYED GREENLET. 



Vireo noveboracensis. 



Above olive-green ; a yellow line from the nostrils to the eye and 

 encircling it ; eyes white; breast and belly dull white ; sides of body 

 yellow ; wings dusky, with two light bands, some of the feathers light- 

 edged ; tail dusky, nearly even ; bill and feet dark. Length, 5.25 

 inches. 



Migratory. Arrives early in May, leaves the middle of October. Its nest is pensile 

 and is usually placed in a bush. A sweet and persistent singer. 



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