VIREOS or 



Its song, as well as its movements, are deliberate. Vireo- 

 like it peers beneath the leaves or inspects the blossoms, 

 removing a caterpillar here or an insect's egg there, the 

 while singing leisurely a rich-toned rendering of the Red- 

 eye's theme. 



It nests late in May, hanging its cup-shaped basket to a 

 crotch usually five to ten feet above the ground. The 

 eggs are white with a few black or brown spots. 



The Mountain Solitary Vireo (L. s. alticola) has a slightly 

 larger bill and bluer back. It nests in the mountains from 

 Maryland to Georgia and winters southward to Florida. 



WHITE-EYED VIREO 

 Vireo griseus griseus. Case 6, Fig. 67 



White or yellowish white eyes; whitish underparts, washed 

 with yellow on the sides. L. si. 



Range. Nests from Florida and Texas to Wisconsin and Massa- 

 chusetts; winters from South Carolina to the tropics. 



Washington, common S. R., Apl. 18-Oct. 19. Ossining, com- 

 mon S. R., Apl. 29-Oct. 3. Cambridge, rare S. R., May 8- 

 Sept. 20; formerly common. Glen Ellyn, rare, spring only. 

 May 24- June 5. 



An inhabitant of bushy undergrowths whose snappy 

 calls possess almost the character of human speech, so 

 clearly and emphatically are the syllables enunciated. 

 One's presence seems to excite both his curiosity and his 

 disapproval, for he looks one over from this side and that 

 all the while giving expression to remarks which sound 

 far from complimentary. The nest is hung from a 

 crotch, rarely more than 6 feet from the ground. The 

 eggs laid in April, in the South, in May in the North, are 

 white with a few blackish spots. 



The Key West Vireo (V. g. maynardi) has a longer bill 

 and is somewhat paler below than the White-eye. It is 

 resident in southern Florida and the Keys. 



