. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. «: — THE VIREOS. 391 Anotlier nest from West Texas, nhtained l)y Captain Pope, is essen- tially ditVeient in its «'eneral eliaracteristics. It is three inches in dianie- ter, and but one inch and three quarters high. Tlie opening is circular, hut only one and a hall" inches wide. IJelow the rim the cavity widens until it is two and a halt' inches in diameter. The outer nest is made up of an interweaving
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. «: — THE VIREOS. 391 Anotlier nest from West Texas, nhtained l)y Captain Pope, is essen- tially ditVeient in its «'eneral eliaracteristics. It is three inches in dianie- ter, and but one inch and three quarters high. Tlie opening is circular, hut only one and a hall" inches wide. IJelow the rim the cavity widens until it is two and a halt' inches in diameter. The outer nest is made up of an interweaving of tine strips (if l>ark and dry leaves, intermixed with and tirndv l)ound around bv strong tlax-like til ires of different plants. Within, it is lined with fine tlexil>le grasses and stems of plants. The eggs of this species are from .73 to .70 of an inch in length, and from .52 to .50 in breadth. They are pure white, sparingly spotted with fine red dots distributed around the larger 31893 Vireo pusillus, Coles. LEAST YIBEO. Vircopusillus, f'ouEs, Pr. A. N. Sc. Phila. 1866. — , Rev. Am. R. 360. — ?:lliot, Illust. RirJs N. A. I, vii. — CoorKit, Oru. C'al. I, 1870, 124. / Virco belli, Cooi'er, Pr. Cal. Acad. 1861, 122 (Fort Mohave).' Sp. Ciiau. Somewhat similar in general appearance to Vireosylvia giha and siraiusoni, but smaller. Rill very small; tarsi Winijs al)out equal to the tail, which is lengthened, graduated, and with the leathers narrow and pointed. Exposed part of first primar}' about halt" that of the sec- ond, which is intermediate ])etween seventh and eiirhth: the fourth and fiflh longest. Above gravish-ash, with a tinge of olive behind. Beneath, including the inside of the wings, white, with a, soiled tinge on the sides of the throat and across the breast. Axil- lars and flanks exhibiting a faint trace of greenish-yellow. Eyelids and a short line from the nostrils to the eye whitish; no other stripe apparent. A dus
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