66 The Birds of Albany County 



The nest is the same as all the Vireos, though it is generally 

 higher, being placed in trees from fifteen to forty feet from 

 the ground. 



Philadelphia Vireo. — Vireo philadelphkus. 4.75 



Very Rare Migrant 



Field marks. — Whitish line over eye; upper parts light 

 grayish-olive, showing green cast in right hght; cheeks 

 gray; under parts very light yellow. 



I have seen but one example of this species outside 

 the museum, and this I procured early in the Spring. 

 Nuttall, writing in 1832, did not know of its existence; it 

 was first described in 1851. It is said to breed from the 

 northernmost parts of the State northward, but very little is 

 yet known of its life history. 



Red-eyed Vireo. — Vireo oUvaceus. 6.22 



Common Summer Resident 



Field marks. — ^Wide, pure white line over eye; iris red; upper 

 parts hght greenish-ohve ; under parts pure white. 



I know of no bird so demure and love-inviting as this. 

 When all the Spring world has turned to golden-green we 

 greet them in sylvan vales and glades, gliding noiselessly 

 among the new leaves searching for insects and a nesting 

 site. They show no fear, and often come quite close to the 



