. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 312 INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. eye and lower parts whitish; near tlie breast and sides under the wings tinged with pale-greenisii yellow. Wings greyish-brown, edged with pale olive-green, inclining to grey. The tail also simi- larly edged, and sligiitly forked. Legs, feet, and bill above, lead- color ; the lower mandible pale flesh-color. Iris dark hazel. The â exes nearly RED-EYED VIREO, or FLYCATCHER. (Vireo olivaceus, Bonap. Musicapa olivacca, Lin. Wilson, ii. p. 55. pi. 12. fig. 3. Pliilad. Muse
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 312 INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. eye and lower parts whitish; near tlie breast and sides under the wings tinged with pale-greenisii yellow. Wings greyish-brown, edged with pale olive-green, inclining to grey. The tail also simi- larly edged, and sligiitly forked. Legs, feet, and bill above, lead- color ; the lower mandible pale flesh-color. Iris dark hazel. The â exes nearly RED-EYED VIREO, or FLYCATCHER. (Vireo olivaceus, Bonap. Musicapa olivacca, Lin. Wilson, ii. p. 55. pi. 12. fig. 3. Pliilad. Museum, No. ()()75.) Sp. Charact. â Yellow-olive ; crown ash, with a dark lateral line ; line over the eye, and all beneath, whitish ; wings without bands ; irids red ; 1st primary much longer than the .^th. â Young with the eye dark hazel. This common and indefatigable songster appears to inhabit every part of the American continent from Lab- rador to the largo tropical islands of Jamaica and St. Domingo; they are likewise resident in the mild table land of Mexico.* Those who pass the summer with us, however, migrate to the warmer regions at the com- mencement of winter, as none are found at that season within the limits of the United States. The Red-Eyed * BuIlock*s memoirs on the birds of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859. Cambridge [Mass. ] : Hilliard and Brown
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