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found a nest of this bird in some shrubbery along the Nemaha in 

 Richardson county in the spring of 1875. It is a rather common 

 breeder at Omaha, and has also been noted at Lincoln and West 

 Point. 



633. *Vireo bellii Audubon — Bell Vikbo. 



Eastern half of state; abundant summer resident and breeder. 

 Arrives first week in May; breeds late in May, in June, and in July; 

 departs early in September. Peru, Omaha, Lincoln, Beatrice, Neligh 

 — breeding. Long Pine, Valentine — a straggler. 



Family MNIOTILTID^— Wood Waeblehs 



1. Rictal bristles conspicuous, half as long as culmen or more; bill flattened, 



wider than high at base ; flycatching habits (43) 



1. Rictal bristles wanting or inconspicuous, decidedly less than half as long 



as culmen; bill not flattened, as high or higher than wide at base. . (2) 



2. Bill narrowly wedge shaped, its tip. sharp and not decurved; tail 

 shorter than wing (3) 



2. Bill slender but not wedge shaped, its tip decurved, tail shorter 

 than wing (11) 



2. Bill short, stout, higher than wide at base, culmen much decurved; 



tail longer than wing (42) 



3. Head buffy with four black stripes, above olive-greenish, below buffy 



, Worm-eating Warbler. 



3. Whole head, neck, and under parts bright orange; back, wings, and tail 



ashy Prothonotary Warbler. 



3. Without four black head-stripes, and whole head not orange (4) 



4. Wings with distinct white or yellowbars (5) — wings not barred. (7) 

 5. Throat black in male, gray in female; a large yellow wing-patch .... 



Golden-wingefl Warbler. 



5. Throat yellow; wings merely barred (6) 



6. Whole under parts yellow; crown yellow; a black line through the 

 eye Blue-winged Warbler. 



6. Only throat and breast yellow; back bluish with a yellow spot 



Northern Parula Warbler. 



7. Rump greenish yellow, unlike grayish back; a yellow breast-patch. . 



Virginia Warbler. 



7. Rump about the same color as back (8) 



8. Under tail-coverts and abdomen yellow (9) 



8. Under tail-coverts and abdoman white Tennessee Warbler. 



9. Head gray with chin and throat yellow, and a white eye-ring 



Nashville Warbler. 



9. Head olive-greenish, lighter below, no eye-ring (10) 



10. Duller, above grayish olive-green, below pale olive-yellowish 

 Orange-crowned Warbler. 



10. Brighter; above bright olive-green, below bright olive-yellow 

 Lutescent Warbler. 



