Call no. 



BIRDS OF NEW YORK STATE 109 



Vireo, Red-eyed (continued) 



Nu ViR3 Adult Inspecting Nest with Young. Silver lake. (1907) 



R. H. Beebe 



Nu ViR4 Adult near Nest Feeding Young Bird. (1910) Bailey 



Note the character of the nest. 



Nu ViR5 Adult with Wild Berry, One Young Bird on Twig, Two in 

 Nest. Ithaca. (1909) Bailey 



These birds destroy many insects and are highly beneficial. 

 They likewise eat wild fruits. 



Nu ViR6 Adult with Caterpillar for Young in Nest and on Branch. 

 Ithaca. (1908) Bailey 



Note the red iris, the white stripe over the eye and the blackish 

 line through the eye. 



Nu ViR7 Adult Perched on Twig before Young with Flapping 

 Wings. Silver lake. (1907) Beehe 



This young bird was placed upon the perch by the photog- 

 rapher. Its effort to fly is stimulated by the presence of the 

 mother bird. 



Vireo, Warbling (Vireosylva gilva gilva) 



The warbling vireo is more a bird of the villages and yards 

 than are the other vireos. It has a beautiful warbling song. 



5-5.6 



Nu ViV2 Nest with Two Eggs, Suspended from Limb. Pueblo, 

 Col. Nash 



Notice the manner in which the nest is made and also its 

 position. 



Nu ViV4 Two Young Birds About to Fly 



Vireo, White-eyed {Vireo griseus griseus) 



More common on Staten island and Long island and in the 

 lower Hudson valley than elsewhere in the State. 5-5.3 



Nu ViW2 Head of Adult Projecting above Hanging Nest Built in 

 Blackberry Bush 



This is a typical place for the nest, which is regularly built 

 near the ground. Note especially the composition of the nest and 

 compare it with the nest of the red-eyed vireo. 



