. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 100 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. Elne-headed Vireo Length, 5|; whig, 2f (2^-3); tail, 2J ; tarsus, |; culmen, |. North America, from the Plains eastward ; breeding from New England to Hud- son Bay, and wintering in Mexico to Central America. The Mountain Solitary Vireo (629=. V. s. altlcola), of the higher southern AUeghanies, is a similar bird but larger, and with the en- tire upper parts a nearly uniform dark lead-color with almost no tinge of green. Wing, 3^ (3-3|) ; t
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 100 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. Elne-headed Vireo Length, 5|; whig, 2f (2^-3); tail, 2J ; tarsus, |; culmen, |. North America, from the Plains eastward ; breeding from New England to Hud- son Bay, and wintering in Mexico to Central America. The Mountain Solitary Vireo (629=. V. s. altlcola), of the higher southern AUeghanies, is a similar bird but larger, and with the en- tire upper parts a nearly uniform dark lead-color with almost no tinge of green. Wing, 3^ (3-3|) ; tail, 21. 8. Black-capped Vi- reo (630. Vireo atri- capillus). — A small, rare, Texan, black-headed, olive-green-backed, white-bellied vireo, with olive-shaded sides. Length, 4|; wing, 2^; tail, 2; tarsus, |; culmen, ^. Central and western Texas, north to southwestern Kansas. \j 9. White-eyed Vireo (631. Vireo noveboracinsis). — A small, olive-green-backed, vs^hite-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. This is a saucy inhabitant of underbrush, with mocking bird powers, which it uses in in- tricate " medleys " of bird Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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