Vireo phi1adelphicus . 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
1379. 
May 27. 
Shot a pair evidently mated. Whan first soon 
thoy" wire in an isolated cedar in the bog behind the 
barh. Shortly afterwards they flow to a birch near tho 
houso, tho female closely following hsr mato both - n 
wing and among tho branchos. The male was shot first 
when tho f ®malo descendod to him slowly hooping from 
twig to twfjj|and looking down with evident solicitude. 
I hoard only two notes, a soft tender pseuo. similar to 
that of tho Rod-eyed Vireo when mating, and a harsh, petu¬ 
lant cry exactly like that of tho Warbling n r0 o. This 
species is scarce distinguishable in motion and appear- 
ances when in tho trees from 7iroo gilvtts 
(June f>) 
Identified the song of this species to-day by shoot¬ 
ing tho bird in tho act. Tho song is very close to that 
of Vireo olivaeeus but some of the notes are feebler. 
“ 6* > 
Heard singing at the lower settlement on the Mogal- 
loway. 
8 9* 
In an open grove of poplars and birches in front of 
the Dlx House, Dixrillo Notch, I watched a pair of those 
Vireos for nearly an hour. They kept very near together 
tho male singing at intervals (his song as previously 
noted at' Up ton) • Thoy wore apparently not nesting. 
* 10. 
The pair noted yesterday came close to the Dix 
Houso this morning; although it was raining hard tho 
male sang cheerfully at intervals. In motion these 
Vireos are indietinguishablo from Vireo olivaceous and 
V. mi 1 vus. 
* U. 
One singing near the boot—landing on Cambridge Ri¬ 
ver. 
8 13. 
0||o singing above tho mill, another on S Point. 
They sing much in the tops of the highest trees. The 
one on 8 Point was in the erost of a mighty yellow birch 
at least eighty foot above the ground where the branches 
whore tho branches were lashed by the fierce wind that 
flouted the leaves and swayed the whole tree—top, yet 
the bird rarely ceased his notes when tho fiercest gusts 
swept by. I can now readily distinguish the song of 
this species from that of the Red-eye; it is feebler, 
higher picked, and does not flow as smoothly. 
* 19. 
I know of two pairs breeding within a mile or two 
of the Lake House. 
