. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 98 KEY AND DESCRIPTION 1. Black-whiskered Vireo (623. Vireo calldris barbdtulus). — A species found in southern Florida, West Indies, and south in winter to Central America. It is very much like the next species, but has a narrow dusky streak extending from the bill, below the eyes, along the side of the throat. Length, 5| ; wing, 3i (3-3£) ; tail, 2|; culmen, f. 2. Red-eyed Vireo (624. Vireo olivclceus). — A very common, small, olive-green-backed, white-b
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 98 KEY AND DESCRIPTION 1. Black-whiskered Vireo (623. Vireo calldris barbdtulus). — A species found in southern Florida, West Indies, and south in winter to Central America. It is very much like the next species, but has a narrow dusky streak extending from the bill, below the eyes, along the side of the throat. Length, 5| ; wing, 3i (3-3£) ; tail, 2|; culmen, f. 2. Red-eyed Vireo (624. Vireo olivclceus). — A very common, small, olive-green-backed, white-bellied vireo, with a black-mar- gined slaty-gray crown, white line over the eye, and no wing- bars. The dark border to the crown gives emphasis to the white line over its red eye. This com- mon inhabitant of trees has been called the preacher, because of its tireless singing. In the words of Wil- son Flagg, "We might suppose him to be re- peating moderately, with a pause between each sentence, ' You see it — you know it — do you hear me ? — do you believe it ?' All these strains are delivered with the rising inflection at the close, and with a pause, as if wait- ing for an ; Length, 6|; wing, 3*- (3-3|) ; tail, 2\ ; tarsus, £; culmen, f. North America, from Utah eastward ; breeding from the Gulf States to Hudson Bay, and wintering from Florida to South America. 3. Yellow-green Vireo (625. Vireo Jlavoviridis).— A vireo of western Texas and southward to Peru ; very much like the last species, but with the under parts, especially the sides, flanks, and under tail coverts, much more brightly yellow. Length, Q\ ; wing, 3 (2f-3^) ; tail, 1\; culmen, f. 4. Philadelphia Vireo (626. Vireo philadelphicus). —A small, light, olive-green-backed, grayish-crowned vireo with all under. Red-eyed Vireo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these il
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