. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . o, in the voice. The Red-eyes phrases are each separatedby a slight interval, so that it is impossible to say when thesong is over ; it goes on practically all day. The songs ofthe Yellow-throated and the Solitary Vireo resemble thatof the Red-eye in form, but each possesses more power, andthe latter greater sweetness. To distinguish a Red-eye when not in song from thewarblers which frequent the tre
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . o, in the voice. The Red-eyes phrases are each separatedby a slight interval, so that it is impossible to say when thesong is over ; it goes on practically all day. The songs ofthe Yellow-throated and the Solitary Vireo resemble thatof the Red-eye in form, but each possesses more power, andthe latter greater sweetness. To distinguish a Red-eye when not in song from thewarblers which frequent the tree-tops, it is necessary to geta view of the pure white under parts, and to note theheavier proportions, and the more leisurely behavior. Fromthe Warbling Vireo it may be distinguished either by themarkings on the side of the head (see Fig. 27), or by thesong (see p. 135). The red eye is visible only at very shortrange, when the female, for instance, is sitting in the nestand allows a very near approach. SHRIKES : FAMILY LANIIDiE Loggerhead Shrike. Lanius —Top of head and back ash-gray; black lines extendingfrom sides of throat through the eyes and meeting over the bill;. 138 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK wings and tail black and white; under parts grayish-white. summer. — Top of head and back brownish-gray; breast washedwith brownish; black lines hardly extending beyond the eye, andnot meeting over the bill. Nest, in a thick bush or tree, often a hawthorn bush. Eggs,whitish, thickly marked with brown. The Loggerhead Shrike is a not uncommon summer resi-dent of the Lake Champlain Valley. It breeds rarely in the rest of northern New England,and is a very rare migrant insouthern New England andthe Hudson Valley. Its habitof perching on the tips of treesor bushes, and its contrasting colors, gray, black, and white,Fig. 29. Loggerhead Shrike n ., , -, make it easy to observe and recognize. It feeds on grasshoppers, frogs, and mice, and, to a
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