104 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
FAMILY VIREONIDiE.—THE VIREOS, OR 
GREENLETS. 
Six species of vireos occur in New Jersey. Of these the red- 
eyed, white^eyed, warbling and yellow-throated breed, the last two 
being rarer and more local, while the solitary and Philadelphia 
vireos are migrants, the latter very rare. 
Red-eyed AAreo— ( Vireo olivacmis'). 
-V very common, small, olive-green-backed, white bellied vireo, with a black 
margined slaty-gray crown, white line over the eye, and no wing bars. 
Breeds in eastern North America to Hudson bay. Winters through Mexico 
and ( entral America to northern South America. Abundant summer resident. 
Philadelphia Vireo— (TAVeo philadelphicus). 
A small, light, olive-green-backed, grayish-crowned vireo, with all under 
parts light greenish-yellow and a whitish line over the eye. There are no 
wing bars. 
Breeds chiefly north of the United States, except in northern New Eng¬ 
land and New York. Winters in Central America. A very rare migrant. 
Warbling AAreo — (Vireo gilviis). 
An olive-green-backedi white or whitish-bellied vireo, without wing bars 
and with some yellowish on the sides. 
Breeds in eastern North America to Hudson bay. Winters in eastern 
Mexico. Summer resident. Not very abundant. 
Yellow-throated Vireo —(Vireo flzvifrons). 
An Olive-green-backed, bright-yellow-breasted, white-bellied vireo, with two 
distinctly white wing bars. 
Breeds mostly north of the Middle States,. Winters in Mexico and Central 
America. Tolerably common transient, but rare summer resident—occurring 
from May 2d to September loth. 
Blue-headed AAreo ; Solitary AAreo— (Vireo solitarius). 
An olive-greeu-backed, bluish-lieaded vireo, with the lower parts, ring 
around the eye and two wing bars white. 
Breeds chiefly north of United States, except along the higher mountains. 
Winters through eastern Mexico to Guatemala. Regular transient in south¬ 
ern New Jersey. 
AVhite-eyed Vireo— (Vireo noveboracensis). 
A small, olive-green-backed, white-bellied vireo, with much yellowish on 
wings, tail and sides of head, including two distinct wing bars. A ring around 
the eye, and line from eye to bill yellow. 
Breeds in eastern United States. Winters through eastern Mexico to 
Guatemala. Summer resident; found most abundantly in the pine barren 
swamps of New Jersey, where it is one of the most characteristic birds. 
