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mon in its singing than in the performance of the Red-eyed Vireo, 
and the notes of the Yellow-throated seem to excel the other’s in 
force and spirit. The Yellow- throated Vireo appears to prefer a 
slightly higher average range of stations in the trees for its sing- 
ing activities as compared with the Red-eyed. Its distinguishing 
mark is the bright yellow of its throat and breast. 
22. Red-eyed Vireo. Vi/reosylva olivacea (Linn.) 
The Red-eyed Vireo was observed at all places throughout the 
Park. Its singing is heard persistently during the entire summer 
season, and can be heard both in the vicinity of the buildings and 
on the higher parts of the hillsides. The nest is always situated 
in a fork of an outer twig, from which the firm structure is pen- 
dent, and usually from three to six feet from the ground. For 
instance, I examined a nest on June 3 in a small oak, at the outer 
part of a drooping branch, and about two feet from the corner of 
a small storage building. The fork selected for the site was about 
five feet from the ground. This nest had three eggs, which came 
to successful issue in due time. The distinctive marking of the 
Red-eyed Vireo is the white line over the eye, bordered with a 
black line above the white. In its song activities it is very leisurely, 
frequently singing for many minutes in a limited quarter of a 
tree, and manifesting no impulse to change to another tree unless 
disturbed. 
23. Cedar Waxwing. Bonibycilla cedrorum Vieill. 
The Cedar Waxwing, the so-called “ Cherry bird ” of the orchards 
in the fruit season, is common at the Bear Mountain locality and 
throughout the Park. It has no song to disclose its presence, but 
its weak lisping or sibilant note is enough to distinguish the hand- 
some author of the call. Its colors are a deep cinnamon-lilac on 
the head and throat, with yellowish under parts, and tail tipped 
with yellow; the other parts are grayish brown; there is a distin- 
guishing line of black from the bill through the eye. In late May 
the waxwings were still in small flocks, but along in June and 
early July they are mostly in pairs engaged in their nesting 
activities. 
