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VIHEO GILVUS. 
84. rrRBO GiLrvs, BONAPAaiE muscicafa helodia, wits'’’*' 
WARBLING FLrCATCHER. 
WILSON, PLATE Xtll. FtQ. 11. 
This sweet little warbler is for the first time d®? 
cribed. In its general appearance it resembles the 
eyed flycatcher ; but, on a close comparison, difiers 
that bird in many particulars. It arrives in Pennsy^ 
vania about the middle of April, and inhabits the thw 
foliage of orchards and high trees; its voice is s'’ . 
tender, and soothing, and its notes flow in an 
continued strain that is extremely pleasing. It,, 
often heard among the weeping willows and Lombaf ,' 
poplars of tliis city ; is rarely observed in the woo'**' 
but seems particularly attached to the society of to^ 
It gleans among the leaves, occasionally darting 
winged insects, and searching for caterpillars ; ”'*■ 
TVAAAgt,v* iiwcvi-rs, t-tH/Cipxiiaia , . 
seems by its manners to partake considerably of * j 
wi rt ^ IT 4.1s ^ T4- .... A. _..a? ^ 
nature of the genus sylvia. It is late in departing, , 
I have frequently heard its notes among the 
leaves of the poplar in October. ^ 
This little bird may be distinguished from all 
rest of our songsters by the soft, tender, easy flo'‘'J 
its notes, while hid among the foliage. In these tl'fj 
is nothing harsh, sadden, or emphatical; they 
^ong in a kind of meandering strain, that is pcculi^ 
its own. In May and June it may be generally he” . 
in the orchards, the borders of the city, and arow 
the farm house. 
This species is five inches and a half long, and 
inches and a half in extent ; bill, dull lead colour ah” 
and notched near the point, lower, a pale flesh col'’’^ 
eye, dark hazel ; line over the eye, and whole l<’’!j 
parts, white, the latter tinged with very pale gree^' ; 
yellow near the breast ; upper parts, a pale green oh'^| 
wings, brown, broadly e%ed with pale olive 
tail, slightly forked, edged with olive; the le^ 
feet, pale lead; the head inclines a little to ash! 
