32) VIREOS. 
     
     to twenty t'eet up. Iii/17”: three to four, white, with a pinkish hue, speckled 
     
     and spotted, ehielly at the larger end, with reddish brown, '75 x ‘55. 
     
    

    
     This is a not uneonnnon summer resident in southern Florida, ar- 
     
     riving from its winter home in Central America early in May. Its 
     
     song,r resembles that of the lied-eyed Vireo, but is somewhat more hesi- 
     
     tating and emphatic. 
     
    
   
   
    
     624. Vireo olivaceus (Li/121.), Riemann) Vim-:0. Ad.—-—Crown 
     
     slaty gray, liol'vlel’w/ on tit/or side by blackish ,‘ a conspicuous white line over 
     
     the eye; rest of the upper parts, wings, and tail light olive—green; no wing— 
     
     burs; under parts pure white. L., 6'23; 
     
     W., 3'20; '1‘. ~ .30; B. from N., '40. 
     
    

    
     li’emarlzsz— l‘he well—defined slaty- 
     
     gray eup, bordered by narrow black 
     
     lines,are the best distinguishing marks 
     
     of this species. 
     
    

    
     It’unyail‘lastcrn North America ; 
     
     westward to British Columbia; breeds 
     
     from the Gulf States to Labrador and 
     
     Manitoba; winters in Central and 
     
     South America. 
     
    

    
     \Vashington, very common S. 12., 
     
     Apl. ‘25 to Oct. 15. Sing Sing, common S. 1{., Apl. 2‘.) to Oct. 10. Cambridge, 
     
     abundant S. lt., May lo to Sept. 10. 
     
    

    
     Next, pensile, of strips of bark, bits of dead wood, paper, and plant down, 
     
     firmly and smoothly interwoven. lined with finer strips of bark and vine ten- 
     
     drils, suspended from a forked braneh, five to forty feet up. Eggs, three to 
     
     four, white, with a few black or umber specks 0r spots about the larger end, 
     
     ‘55 x ‘55. 
     
    
   
   
    
           
     
    
   
   
    
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     FIG. 91.7Red‘eyed Vireo. (Natural 
     
     size.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     This, the most common and generally distributed of our Vireos, is 
     
     found alike in the shade trees of our lawns, in orchards, or woodlands. 
     
     The conspicuous white line over the eye, with its black border, and the 
     
     bird’s red eye, are good characters by which to distinguish it from its 
     
     relatives. 
     
    

    
     Wilson Flagg‘s description of the Red-eye to my mind exactly re- 
     
     flects the cha ‘aeter of the bird and its song: “ The Preacher is more 
     
     gene ‘ally known by his note, because he is incessant in his song, and 
     
     particularly vocal during the heat of our long summer days, when only 
     
     a few birds are singing. Ilis style of preaching is not (leelamation. 
     
     Though constantly talking. he takes the part of a deliberative orator, 
     
     who explains his subject in a few words and then makes a pause for 
     
     his hearers to reflect upon it. \Ve might suppose him to be repeating 
     
     moderately, with a pause between each sentence, ‘ You see it——y0u 
     
     know it—do you hear me ?——do you believe iti” All these strains are 
     
     delivered with a rising inflection at the close, and with a pause, as if 
     
     Waiting for an answer."