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Vireo noveboracensis, I'iunap. 



WHITE-EYEO VIREO. 



Musricnitd iiinrliiiriifciiHls, Om. Sysl. Nut. I, 17XH, iM7 {(Inin Fhli'iitehcr, I'knnant, Arctic 

 Ziiiil. II, :i!S!t). I'iini //()<•.//. |l(i\. Olis. Wilson, IS'.Vi. Aril. ; C.xsMx. -lUiiiit, 

 llir.l.s N. Am. IHAH, WM ; Kcv. ;t.-i4. Max. — Sci.ur.li, I' /,. S. l,s-,7, l>()4 (Xalu|pa) ; 

 •J-J.'S (Vera fill/). — Sci.AiT.li & Sai.vin, IMh, II, l.sili), -.'74 (<'»liaii, (limt.). ,I<p\f,.s, 

 Nat. ISciimiila, IHr.it, 71 (icsiilciitK • fAli. .Imir. Ill, lii!i (( 'iilia). (IrNDi.Arii, Call, 

 .lour. ISlil, \S->\ (Ciilia ; iiirc). — Sa.mikl.s Itirils \. Kn;,'. •J7."i. I'irni iiiiisinis, Vii;ii.l,. 

 Ois. .\iii. Sept. I, l.S(i7, M, |il. liii. Miis<'ic<i,)i n: t„li-u; Wti.s. II, IMii, liiiii, pi. xviii. 



Figures : Ani. Oiii. Itiiij,'. jil. I.\iii. - In. liinls N. A. IV, pi. ccxl. 



Sp. CiiAit. (N'fi. l(),l!i;i ^. Illiiiiii-;.) First piiiuar.v iilunil liall' the Icii'-'lli til' .sccmuhI, 

 wliii'ii is IdiiLTtT lliiili .scciiiularii's, iiiiil al»iiit cipial in llic cinlitli; tiic roiMlli Iciiijji'st ; tliiiil 

 iiimI lil'lli littl(! shorter. 



Aliovi! ipiili' olivr-^jrcon ; .siiK^.s ol' iiuck, mid it ^inss <iii its iipprr surliiiM", asliy. The 

 liiidillt! coiii'I'mIimI [mrliou ot' fciitlicrs of lower luiek and niiiip pale siilpliiir-velluwisli. 

 Ht'iiealli wliile; tlie eliili and lower clieeks with a j.'rayisli liiij;e; tlie sides ol' liicasl, and 

 body, with axillars and liase of eri-isiiiii (iiiore liiiiillyi, lirij.''ht yellow; (he inner winj;- 

 coverts atid rest of eris.suin iniicli jialrr, nlinost, wliiie. A liroiid yellow line lioni nostrils 

 to and eontiniions with a yt'""W 'il round the eye, whii'li is eneiicled exierioilj- liy 

 olivaceous; a '"iisky loiiil, lint no post-oeiilar spot. Wind's willi two I'overt-liiinds and 

 innermost .sec iiiliiries externally, liroadly yellowish-white; rest ol'iiiiills edired externally 

 with olive, except the two outer and lips ol'ollier primaries, which are frrayish. Rccliiccs 

 edged externally with olive, except outermost, which is liordered liy fjrayish. All the loii^r 

 quills hordered internally liy whitish, liill hlue-lilack, paler on the cd<;es ; Ic^'s dark 

 plumheon.s. Iris white. Total lenjrlli, 4.110 ; wing, '.i.lO ; tail. 2 'JO. 



Hah. United State.s, west, to lia.se ol" Rocky Mountains; south to (iiiatemala; Bogota? 

 Very rare in Ciilia. Aliinidant and resilient in (he lieriiiiida.s. 



SpcciineiLS vary slij,'litly in a ftroater aiufuuit of ashy on tlic hend, and less 

 brilliaiicv of the yellow of head ami sides. Sometimes tliere i,s a decided 

 iishy shade in the white of throat and jiigtihini, whicli aotiin lias ii very faint 

 tinpe of yellowi.sh. 



Haiiits. Tiie White-eyed Vireo is one of the most common and one of 

 the most widely diffused of its .t,'ein.'i in all part.s of tht; Fiiited States east 

 of the liocky Mcmntains. It aiiiiaieiitly breeds in all parts nf the Union, 

 from Texas and the Indian Territory on the sonthwest to Iowa and ^Viscon- 

 .sin, and as far to the northeast as Massac^imsetts. Tn the last-named State 

 it becomes ex('eedinjj;ly rare, and beyond it is apparently not found, none 

 having been met with either by Messrs. Verrill or lioardinan in any jiart of 

 Maine. In Western IMassaehusetts it was not found by Mr. Allen, thougli 

 it occurs in the eastern jtart, along tlie coast. Mr. Dresser found it common 

 in Western Texas, many remaining there to breed, and Dr. Woodliou.se also 

 found it abundant in Texas, New Mexico, and the Indian Territory, when; 

 it fre([uented the thickets bordering on the streams. It breeds abundantly 

 i;i the Northwest States of Illinois, Iowa, and Wiscousiu. It also breeds in 

 the isliinds of Hermuda. 

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