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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
FAM. VIREONIDAL 
VIREOS. 
VIREO ALTILOQUUS VAR. BARBA TULUS. ( Vieil.) (Cad.) 
Black-whiskered Vireo. 
Adult Male. — Crown, slaty-gray; upper parts, olive-green; a 
dull white superciliary line, and a dusky stripe through the eye ; 
a narrow brownish maxillary line on the sides of the chin ; sides, 
olive ; under parts, white ; crissum, yellow ; iris, red. 
Length 5.80, wing 3, tail 2.40, tarsus .66, bill .52. 
My first specimen of the Vireo was taken May 11, but it prob- 
ably arrives in the Bahamas somewhat earlier. Dr. Bryant states 
that he found it very abundant, arriving about the 1st of May. 
“ The note of this bird did not appear to me to resemble the 
syllables WJiip-tom-kelly more than any others, although this might 
be introduced, as part of the note, pronouncing the first syllable very 
distinctly, and terminating wdth an additional note longer than any ; 
thus, Whip-tom-kelly pheuu, and frequently still another long note.” 
I am unable to state anything, from personal observation, regarding 
its breeding habits. 
