552 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 



L. ludovioianus, var. excubitorides, Swains. Loggerhead Shrike. 

 White-ruraped Shrike. 



Clear ashy blue; a white superciliary line; black bars on 

 sides of head meet across forehead ; no crescent on under eyelid ; 

 white below, scarcely dark waved. Length, S\ inches ; tail, 4} 

 inches. Western ; sporadic in northern New York. Scarcely to 

 be expected in New Jersey. 



L. ludovicianus, L. Loggerhead Shrike. 



Slate colored above, darker than in preceding; the rump 

 scarcely paler ; black head stripe not bordered above by hoary. 

 Length, 8 J inches ; tail, 4 J inches. Southern ; occasional as far 

 north as Vermont. 



Family VIREONIDiE. 



VIRBO, VieiU. 



(Vireosylvia, Bonap.) 



V. olivaceus, L. Red-eyed Flycatcher, or Vireo. 



Bill much as in Lanius; wings long and pointed; slender 

 build ; no wing bars ; color olive green, with ashy crown, edged 

 with blackish ; a white superciliary line, below which is a dusky 

 streak; below, olive shaded; eyes red. Length, 3J inches; 

 tail, 2J inches. An energetic songster. 



"Very abundant. Appears in May, and immediately com- 

 mences nidification. Builds generally in birches or maples, high 

 up in the trees. Have generally disappeared by September 15th. 

 Prefers trees to bushes, and being strictly insectivorous, is a most 

 valuable bird." 



V. philadelphious, Cass. Philadelphia Warbler, or Vireo or Greenlet. 



Dull olive green, becoming ashy on crown ; no black lines on 

 head; a whitish line on eyebrow; below faintly yellowish, 

 fading to white on throat. Length, 4| inches ; tail, 2J inches. 

 " Scarce."— Jordan. 



"Probably not rare. Author has seen but two specimens. 

 In habits very similar to the V. gilvus. Strictly inoffensive.?'— 

 [C. C. A.] 



