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washed with grayish; greater and middle wing-coverts tipped with yellowish 
white, forming two distinct wing-bars; outer web of tertials edged with 
whitish; lores and eye-ring yellow; throat white or whitish; belly white; 
breast and sides washed with greenish yellow; iris white, hazel in the young. 
L., 5*27; W., 2*37; T., 1*95; B. from N., *29. 
Range. — E. U. S. Breeds chiefly in Austral zones from se. Nebr., s. Wise., 
N. Y., and Mass, to cen. Tex. and cen. Fla.; winters from Tex., Ga., Fla., 
and S. C. through e. Mex. to Yucatan and Guatemala; casual n. to Vt., 
Ont., N. B., and in Cuba. 
Washington, common S. R., Apl. 18-Oct. 19. Ossining, common S. R., 
Apl. 29-Oct. 3. Cambridge, rare S. R., May 8-Sept. 20; formerly common. 
Glen Ellyn, rare, spring only, May 24- June 5. 
Nest , generally similar to that of V. olivaceus, suspended from a forked 
branch in thickets. Eggs , 3-4, white, with a few specks of black, umber, 
or rufous-brown at the larger end, *75 x ’55. Date, Chatham Co., Ga., 
Apl. 22; Ossining, N. Y., May 27; Cambridge, June 1; Mt. Carmel, Ills., 
May 11. 
If birds are ever impertinent, I believe this term might with truth 
be applied to that most original, independent dweller in thickety under- 
growths, the White-eyed Vireo. Both his voice and manner say that 
he doesn’t in the least care what you think of him; and, if attracted 
by his peculiar notes or actions, you pause near his haunts, he jerks 
out an abrupt “Who are you, eh?” in a way which plainly indicates 
that your presence can be dispensed with. If this hint is insufficient, 
he follows it by a harsh scolding, and one can fancy that in his singular 
white eye there is an unmistakable gleam of disapproval. 
I have always regretted that the manners of this Vireo have been a 
bar to our better acquaintance, for he is a bird of marked character and 
with unusual vocal talents. He is a capital mimic, and in the retire- 
ment of his home sometimes amuses himself by combining the songs 
of other birds in an intricate potpourri. 
631a. V. g. maynardi Brewst. Key West Vireo. Scarcely dis- 
tinguishable in color from the preceding, but averaging somewhat paler and 
less yellow below, and with a larger bill. L., 5*12; W., 2*40; T., 2*12; 
B,. from N., *35. 
Range. — Fla., from Tarpon Springs and Anastasia Is. s. on the coast and 
keys to Key West. 
631b. V. g. bermudianus ( Bangs and Bradlee). Bermuda White- 
eyed Vireo. Similar to V. g. griseus but wing averaging shorter, tarsus 
longer, general coloration grayer, less yellow and olivaceous. ( The Auk , 
1901, 252). 
Range. — Bermuda. 
“Not a very satisfactory subspecies” (Ridgway). 
633. Vireo belli belli Aud. Bell’s Vireo. Ads. — Crown ashy gray, 
changing to olive-green on the rump; greater and middle wing-coverts nar- 
rowly tipped with white; lores and eye-ring whitish; underparts white, 
breast and sides washed with greenish yellow. L., 4*75; W., 2*20; T., 1*80; 
B. from N., *28. 
Range. — Breeds in Austral zones from ne. Colo., s. S. D., n. Ills., and nw. 
Ind. to e. Tex. and Tamaulipas; winters in Mex. and Guatemala; accidental 
in N. H. 
Nest , pensile, of strips of bark and plant fibers firmly and smoothly inter- 
woven, lined with finer grasses, etc., in bushes or low trees. Eggs, 4-6, white, 
