330 VlREOS.

bly common S. R., May 3 to Sept. 18. Cambridge, common S. R., May 10 to

Sept. 25.

Nest, pensile, of grasses and plant fibers. firmly and smoothly interwoven, lined with fine grasses, suspended from a forked branch eight to forty feet up. Eggs, three to four, white, with a few specks or spots of black, umber,

or rufous—brown, chiefly about the larger end, ‘76 x ~55.

Unlike its cousin, the Preacher, the War-bling Vireo is not gen- erally distributed, but shows a decided preference for rows of shade trees, particularly rows of elms. It passes the greater part of .its time in the upper branches, and is more often heard than seen.

Although resembling the Red-eye in general appearance, its song is so different that singing birds need never be mistaken for that spe- cies. Instead of the Red-eye’s broken, rambling reeitative, the song of the Warbling Vireo is a firm, rich, continuous warble with a singu-

lar alto undertone.

628- Vireo flav‘lfl'ons Weill. YELLOW-THROATED ano. Ad.— Upper parts bright olive-green, changing to grey on the rump and upper tail- eoverts; greater and middle wing-coverts tipped with white, forming two distinct wing—bars; outer web of inner secondaries white; eye—ring, throat, and breast bright yellow; belly white. L., 5'95; W., 305; T., 2'10; B. from

N., '36. Range—Eastern North America; breeds from Florida to Newfoundland

and Manitoba; winters in the tropics. Washington, common S. R., Apl. 20 to Sept. 15. Sing Sing, tolerably common S. It, Apl. 30 to Sept. 7. Cambridge, common S. R., May 8 to Sept. 1. Nest, pensile, of strips of bark, plant fibers, cte., interwoven, lined with fine grasses and covered externally with lichens, suspended from a forked branch ten to thirty feet up. Eggs, three to four, white, with a few specks or spots of black, rumber, or rufous-brown, chiefly about the larger ends,

‘80 x '60.

The Yellow-throated Vireo is a dweller in tree tops. and whether in woodland, orchard, or lawn, he seldom comes below the upper story of his home. But even at a distance his bright yellow breast is a con- spicuous mark, at once distinguishing him from other members of his family.

If the Red-eyed Vireo is a. soprano, the Yellow-throat is a con- tralto. He sings much the same tune, but his notes are deeper and richer, while they are uttered more deliberately and with greater ex- pression than those of his somewhat too voluble cousin. “See me; I’m here; where are you i ” he calls, and at intervals repeats his ques- tion in varying forms. Sometimes he astonishes us by an intricate liquid trill which suggests the wonderful song of the Ruby Kinglet, but which unfortunately is sometimes marred by the scolding notes that precede or follow it.