. A first book upon the birds of Oregon & Washington; a pocket guide and pupil's assistant in a study of the more common land birds and a few of the shore and water birds of these states . evening. Itis said by some to resemble that of the PurpleFinch. He sings while in constant motion,seeking his food. 126 Birds of Oregon and WasJiington Particular Description. — Head, brownish-gray ;a faint whitish line over eye; back, clear olive-gray;wings, greenish-olive; breast, dull white ; pale yellowishsides. Summer resident. CASSINS VIREO. General Description : Upper parts: bluish head and grayish-ol
. A first book upon the birds of Oregon & Washington; a pocket guide and pupil's assistant in a study of the more common land birds and a few of the shore and water birds of these states . evening. Itis said by some to resemble that of the PurpleFinch. He sings while in constant motion,seeking his food. 126 Birds of Oregon and WasJiington Particular Description. — Head, brownish-gray ;a faint whitish line over eye; back, clear olive-gray;wings, greenish-olive; breast, dull white ; pale yellowishsides. Summer resident. CASSINS VIREO. General Description : Upper parts: bluish head and grayish-olive parts: dull white with yellowish , 5 to ^.6 in partly open country, in deciduous trees ofrather low growth. Cassins Vireo is another bird that belongschiefly to the Pacific coast. It is, like the birdsof other families already named belonging tothe western part of the continent, a bird to re-joice in. His song is characteristically vireoish— a kind of warble with a touch of the metallicin it. He may be distinguished from the warblingVireo by his lower perch, by his less flowingsong, and also by his markings, which are alto-gether his Birds of Oregon and WasJmigton 127 Particular Description.— As above, bluish head ;a conspicuous white line about his eye, and two whitewing-bars. Summer resident. THE BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. General Description : Male: Upper parts: head and back, black;neck, orange-buffy; wings and tail, with parts : orange-brown and , 8 often be seen singing upon the taller trees leftstanding in the midst of younger growth. It nests inlow growth, sometimes near water. Some say that the most beautiful singeramongst the birds of the eastern States is theRose-breasted Grosbeak. A member of thesame family, belonging exclusively to the westernpart of the continent, holds something like acorresponding position in this section. Thoughit is less varied, his song has the same gen
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