. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. VIUEOS. 329 The Yeixow-ouekn ViKKo (6^,5. l'.^flavovln'iliii),& Mcxicun and Central American species, lias been once recorded from Godljou
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. VIUEOS. 329 The Yeixow-ouekn ViKKo (6^,5. l'.^flavovln'iliii),& Mcxicun and Central American species, lias been once recorded from Godljout, rrovinco of Quebec. 686. Vireo philadelphiciu iCunii.). PinLAi>;iiiA Vikko. .(>/.— Upper partif-l)arN; tirnt primary nearly a» long un second; entire under parts nearly uniform jmle, greenish yellow. L., 4-75; W., 2-t)0; T., l-!t5; B. from N., -M. h'emarkit.—The pale, greenish-yellow color spread almost unifc/nnly over the entire under jjarts distinguisiies this bird from our other Vireos. liatujt.— North Anicricu; breeds in Manitoba, Maine, and proba- bly north to Labrador; and winters in the trojiics. Wasliington, very rare T. V., May 17. Sing Sing, rare T. V., Sept. 20 to Oct. 20. C'ambritige, very rare T. V. in Scj't. Nent^ pensile, of tine grass and birch bark, suspended from a forked branch about eight feet from tiic ground. E(jg», four, similar in color to those of V. oliLaceun (Thompson). This species resembles the Rod-eyed Vireo in liabits, and Mr. Brew- ster writes that its song is so nearly identical witli the song of that spe- cies " that the most critical ear will, in many cases, find great difiiculty in distinguishing between the two. The notes of philadelphicns are generally pitched a little higher in the scale, while many of the utter- ances are feebler and the whole strain is a trifle more disconnected. But these differences are of a very subtile character, and, like most comparative ones, they are not to be depended upon un
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