. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 192S VIRK()XII)/K —TIIK VIREOS. 389 (i'^*^s of Vitro JntffonI, louiid May 8, one foot from the ground, under liii^li trees, sus}»ended from three high stems of weeds, fastened to tliem, l)ut very loosely put together. The eggs had been incubated. He furnished no fur- ther description of nest or eggs. Vireo belli, *Aud. BELL'S VIBEO. Vireo belli, Ai'D. Birds Am. VII, ltS44, 333, pi. eccrlxxxv (Missouri Iiivcr^. —Cassis
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 192S VIRK()XII)/K —TIIK VIREOS. 389 (i'^*^s of Vitro JntffonI, louiid May 8, one foot from the ground, under liii^li trees, sus}»ended from three high stems of weeds, fastened to tliem, l)ut very loosely put together. The eggs had been incubated. He furnished no fur- ther description of nest or eggs. Vireo belli, *Aud. BELL'S VIBEO. Vireo belli, Ai'D. Birds Am. VII, ltS44, 333, pi. eccrlxxxv (Missouri Iiivcr^. —Cassis, Pr. A. N. Sc. Phila. 1851, 150. — Haikd, lUnls N. Am. 1;>.">}S, 337; 35S.— SrLATKH, C'atal. 1801, 42, iio. 258.— Hon. Cousp. ;>t>, 330. —rooi'i:!:, Orn. Tal. 1, 1870, 123. Sp. CiiAH. (Xo. )20.) Above olive-jrreen, brijjflitcst on the* nnnp ; tinjjt'd anteriorly with ashy ; the top and sides of head ashy, in faint eontrast. A line from nostiils to eye (scareely beyon<l it), and eyelids very pale yellowish-white; lores dusky. Under parts, ineludiiij^ inner wing-eoverts, and edge of wing, creaniy-white ; the sides, axillars, anout equal to the eighth ; third and fourth fpiills longest; iifth scareely shorter. Tail nearly even, or a little rounded, the feathers nairow. Total length, ; wing, ; tail, ; tarsus, .75. Hab. United States, from Missouii River to l>as(; of Rocky Mountains; Tehuantepee, Mexico (October, Sumicuuast) ; Missouri (IIovj; Iowa (Allkx) ; Southeast Illinois (Ridgway). The above description is taken from a type specimen received from Mr. Audubon, and represents the average spring phimage. Autumnal skins are ratlier brighter, and there is occasionally an oclHaceous tinge on the white of the under parts. This si>ocies at first siglit appears like a miniature of V. ffUrva, the head being almost exactly similar. The back is, however, much brighter olive, the sides and crissum deeper yellow. The su]
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