. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. VIRE() - THE VIREOS. 393 there were three eggs of the Yiroo, and one of a Mohthrm (ohson-m ?) The onner were of a bright crystalHno whiteness, w,th very uanute and hauUy Oscern,hie spots of red. and .60 by M of L inch. The egg ot the 1/./âM,.«â in its smaller size, is hardly distin- guishable ironi those of the eonnnou M j^ccoris, and measures .75 by 50 of an mch. j -^^ "⢠In the other nest were also three eggs of the Vireo. They corres,.ond in s
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. VIRE() - THE VIREOS. 393 there were three eggs of the Yiroo, and one of a Mohthrm (ohson-m ?) The onner were of a bright crystalHno whiteness, w,th very uanute and hauUy Oscern,hie spots of red. and .60 by M of L inch. The egg ot the 1/./âM,.«â in its smaller size, is hardly distin- guishable ironi those of the eonnnou M j^ccoris, and measures .75 by 50 of an mch. j -^^ "⢠In the other nest were also three eggs of the Vireo. They corres,.ond in size, but are more with larger spots of a chrk red and reddish-brown. In this nest there is a larger proportion of hne strips ot bark, and mixed with these are also a lew silky inject cocoons by means of the nest is fa-mly hound around the twigs from which the whole is suspended. Vireo vicinior, ABIZOKA VISEO. .w«w. roTKs, p,, a. n. riui«. i8««., Rcv. a,,,, b. sgi. must. Liids >. A. I, '!, Oru. Cal. 1, 1870, 125. , Sp Chah. (No 40,09- J.) Bill stout, and deep. Wir,.s than hall the .second, winch about equals ninth and tlie .secondaries; the fointli and mid fiah lonprest. Tarsus considciahly longer than middle toe and claw ; lateral toes quite conspicuous for their dispropor- tion, the inner claw reaching only tobaseof outer, and falling short of base of middle; the terminal digit of inner too reaching only to end of second joint of middle toe. Upper parts, with sides of hi'ad and neck, ashy or light phnnbeous, faintly oli- vaceous on rmnp. Beneath white ; slightly ashy on sides of breast. Flaidvs and in- side of wings .showing a faint trace of yel- low, only appreciable on raising the wiiigs. An obsolete line from bill to eye, and''a more distinct ring round the eye, white. No bands on the wing, cxcvpt aVaint edging of wintish on the greater
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