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VIREOS 
two distinct wing-bars; outer web of tertials edged with whitish; underparts 
white; sides washed with greenish yellow. L., 5*61 ; W., 2*96; T., 2*15; 
B. from N., *28. 
Remarks. — This species may be known by its white lores and eye-ring, 
and bluish gray cheeks and crown. 
Range. — E. N. Am. Breeds in Canadian and Transition zones from cen. 
Alberta, s. Mackenzie, s. Keewatin, cen. Ont., s. Que., and Cape Breton 
Is. s. to n. N. D., cen. Minn., Mich., mts. of s. Pa. and R. I.; winters from 
Gulf States to Guatemala. 
Washington, common T. V., Apl. 6-May 18; Sept. 6-Nov. 3. Ossining, 
tolerably common T. V., Apl. 23-May 14; Sept. 8-Oct. 20. Cambridge, com- 
mon T. V., rare S. R., Apl. 20-May 8; Sept. 15-Oct. 5. N. Ohio, common 
T. V., Apl. 17-May 20; Sept. 1-30. Glen Ellyn, not common T. V., May 9- 
19; Aug. 11-Oct. 9. SE. Minn., common T. V., May 3-Sept. 28. 
Nest, pensile, of pine needles, plant-down, etc., firmly interwoven, sus- 
pended from a forked branch 5-10 feet up. Eggs, 3-4, white, with a few 
specks or spots of black, umber, or rufous-brown, chiefly at the larger end, 
*80 x *53. Date, Taunton, Mass., May 21; Cambridge, May 28; Webster, 
N. H., May 29. 
This large and handsome Yireo — a bird of the woods — is the first 
of its family to reach the Northern States in the spring and the last 
to depart in the autumn. Like its congeners, but unlike birds in gen- 
eral, it sings at its work. In form its music resembles the Red-eye’s, 
the Philadelphia’s, and the Yellow-throat’s; but to me it is more varied 
and beautiful than any of these, though some listeners may prefer the 
Yellow-throat for the richness and fullness of its “organ tone.” The 
Solitary’s song is matchless for the tenderness of its cadence, while in 
peculiarly happy moments the bird indulges in a continuous warble 
that is really enchanting. It has, too, in common with the Yellow- 
throat, a musical chatter — suggestive of the Baltimore Oriole’s — and a 
pretty trilled whistle. Its most winning trait is its tameness. Wood 
bird as it is, it will sometimes permit the greatest familiarities. Two 
birds I have seen which allowed themselves to be stroked in the freest 
manner while sitting on the eggs, and which ate from my hand as 
readily as any pet canary; but I have seen others that complained 
loudly whenever I approached their tree. Perhaps they had had sad 
experiences. Bradford Torrey. 
629c. L. s. alticola Brewst. Mountain Solitary Vireo. Similar to 
the preceding, but with a much larger bill, and the back generally with 
more or less slaty blue. W., 3*15; T., 2*25; B. from N., *35; depth of B. at 
N., *20. 
Range. — Breeds in Canadian and Alleghanian faunas in the Alleghanies 
from w. Md. to e. Tenn. and n. Ga. ; winters in lowlands from S. Car. to Fla. 
Nesting date, Iredell Co., N. C., Apl. 9. 
This race of the Blue-headed Vireo is a common summer resident 
in the southern Alleghanies (see Loomis, Auk , 1891, p. 329). 
A single specimen of the Plumbeous Vireo {629b. L. s. plumbeus), a 
western species, has been taken at Peterboro, N. Y. (Miller, Auk, XI, 1894, 
79). 
631. Vireo griseus griseus {Bodd.). White-eyed Vireo. Ads. — 
Upperparts, including upper tail-coverts , bright olive-green, more or less 
