. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . to bill ^. Head lead-blue ; wing over 2-50. 629. Blue-headed Vireo. 629a. Mountain ^. Head grayish, nearly like back; wing under 2-50. 633. Bells Vireo (Illinois). B. Without white wing-bars. a. Under parts yellowish ; first primary as long as fifth. 626. Philadelphia Vireo. b. Under parts white ; sides washed witli yellowish ; first primary -75 long. 627. Warbling Vireo. c. Under parts white, with little if any yello
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . to bill ^. Head lead-blue ; wing over 2-50. 629. Blue-headed Vireo. 629a. Mountain ^. Head grayish, nearly like back; wing under 2-50. 633. Bells Vireo (Illinois). B. Without white wing-bars. a. Under parts yellowish ; first primary as long as fifth. 626. Philadelphia Vireo. b. Under parts white ; sides washed witli yellowish ; first primary -75 long. 627. Warbling Vireo. c. Under parts white, with little if any yellowish on sides; head with alead-gray cap, bordered by narrow black lines over the eye. 624. Red-eyed Vireo. 623. Black-whiskered Vireo. 623. Vireo calidris barbatulus (Cab.). Black-whiskeredVireo. Ad.—Similar to the next , but somewhat duller above andwitli a fuscous streak on either side of the throat. Eange.—Cuba, Bahamas, and soutliern Florida; southward to CentralAmerica in winter. Nest, pensile, of dry grasses, shreds of bark, cotton, lichens, and spidersweb, lined with soft, cottonlikc fibers, suspended from a forked branch, five 328 Fig. 91.—Red-eyed Vireo. (Naturalsize.) to twenty feet up. Eggs^ three to four, white, with a pinkish hue, speckledand spotted, chiefly at the larger end, with reddish brown, -78 x -55. This is a not uncommon summer resident in southern Florida, ar-riving from its winter home in Central America early in May. Itssong resembles that of the Red-eyed Vireo, but is somewhat more hesi-tating and emphatic. 624. Vireo olivaceus {Linn.). Ked-eyed Vireo. Jd?. —Crownslaty gray, bordered on either dde by blackish ; a conspicuous white line overthe eye; rest of the upper parts, wings, and tail light olive-green ; no wing-bars ; under parts pure white. L., 623;W., 3-20; T., 2-20; B. from N., -40. Remarhs.—The well-defined slaty-gray cap, bordered by narrow blacklines, are the best distinguishing marksof this species. Range.—East
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