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VIREOS. 



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This race of the Blue-headed Vireo is a common summer resident 

 in the southern Alleghanies (s^ee Loomis, Auk, viii, 1891, p. 329). 



631. Vireo noveboracensis (^''m^/.). White-eved Viueo. Ad— 



L'pjiLT parts, iiicludiiiji^ iippur tail-an< rls, bright olive-green, more or lesH 

 wuslicd witli gru.v'iMh ; greuter uiul inidtlle wing-eoverts tipped witli yellowisli 

 white, forming two distinct wing-burs ; outer web of inner secondaries wliitisli ; 

 lorex ii"d eye-ring yellow; throat white or whitisli ; l)elly white; l)reust and 

 sides shed with greenisli yellow ; iris white, liazel in the young. L., 5li7 ; 

 W., 2;i7 ; T., 1-95; B. from N., -21). 



Ji'a/Kje.— Eastern United States; breeds from Florida to New llanipsliire 

 and Minnesota; winters from Florida southward. 



Washington, conrnmn 8. K., Apl. 20 to Oel. 7. Sing Sing, common S. K., 

 Apl. 2'J to Oct. 3. Cambridge, rather rare S. R., May 8 to Sept. 20; formerly 

 common. 



Aettt, generally similar to that of f. olivaceuf, suspended from a forked 

 branch in thickets. Ajr/r/^, three to four, white, with a few specks of black, 

 umber, or rufous- brown at the larger end, -70 x -55. 



If birds are ever impertinent, 1 believe this term might with truth 

 be a{)i)lied to that most original, independent dweller in thiekety un- 

 dergrowths, 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 

 insuflicient, he follows it by a harsh scolding, and one can fancy that 

 in his singular white eye there is an unmistakable gleam of disa{)- 

 proval. 



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. lie is a capital mimic, and in tlie 

 retirement of his home sometimes amuses himself by combining the 

 songs of other birds in an intricate potpourri. 



631a« V. n. majmardi Breivxt. Key West Viiieo.— Scarcely dis- 

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

 less yellow below, and with a larger bill. L., 512; \V., 2-40; T., 212; R. 

 from N., '35. 



Jiantje. — Soutliern Florida. 



This closely related race of the White-eyed Vireo is a common per- 

 manent resident in southern Florida. 



633. Vireo belli Ami. Bem/s Vikeo. .4//. — Crown ashy gray, 

 phai\ging to olive-green on the rump; greater and middle wing-coverts nar- 

 rowly tipped with while; lores and eye-ring whitish; under parts white, 

 breast and sides washed with greenish yellow. L., 475; W., 2-20; T., I'SO; 

 B. from N., -28. 



