. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. DS. â ast and sides under the Wings greyisli-brown, ey. The tail also simi- ;et, and bill above, lead- . Iris dark hazel. The. .YCATCHER. !, LiN. , ii. p. 55. 1, No. ()()75.) witli a dark lateral line ; di; wings without bands ; ,n the r-th. â Young with ! songster appears to 1 continent from Lab- of Jamaica and St. ent in the mild table the summer with us, regions at the corn- found at that season ites. The Red-Eyed its of Mezice. RED-EYED VIREO, OR FLYCATCHER. 313 Vireo arrives in Pennsylvani
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. DS. â ast and sides under the Wings greyisli-brown, ey. The tail also simi- ;et, and bill above, lead- . Iris dark hazel. The. .YCATCHER. !, LiN. , ii. p. 55. 1, No. ()()75.) witli a dark lateral line ; di; wings without bands ; ,n the r-th. â Young with ! songster appears to 1 continent from Lab- of Jamaica and St. ent in the mild table the summer with us, regions at the corn- found at that season ites. The Red-Eyed its of Mezice. RED-EYED VIREO, OR FLYCATCHER. 313 Vireo arrives in Pennsylvania late in April, and in New England about the beginning of May. It inhabits the shady forests or tall trees near gardens and the suburbs of villages, where its loud, lively, and energetic song is often continued, with little intermission, for several hours at a time, as it darts and pries among the thick foliage in quest of insects and small caterpillars. From its first arrival, until August, it is the most distinguishable warb- ler of the forest, and when almost all the other birds have become mute, its notes are still hetird with unabat- ed vigor. Even to the 5th of October, still enlivened by the feeble rays of the sun, he faintly recalls his song, and plaintively tunes a farewell to his native woods. His summer notes are uttered in short, emphatical bars, of 2 or 3 syllables, and have something in them like the sim- ple lay of the Thrush or American Robbin when he first earnestly and slowly commences his song. He often makes use, in fact, of the same expressions, but his tones are more monotonous as well as mellow and melodious, like the rest of the Vireos. In moist and dark summer weather, his voice seems to be one continued, untiring warble of exquisite sweetness ; and in the most populous and noisy streets of Boston, his shrill and tender lay is commonly heard from the tall Elms; and as the bustle of carts and carriages attempt to drown his voice, he elevates his pipe
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