. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America . olivaceiis. One which I examined wassuspendetl from the forked twig of the wild crab-tree, at aboutten feet from the ground. The chief materials were deadand whitened grass leaves, with some cobwebs agglutinatedtogether, externally scattered with a few shreds of moss{Hypnum). to resemble the branch on which it was hung;here and there were also a few of the white paper-hke cap-sules of the spiders nest, and it was lined with fine blades ofgrass and slender root-fibres. The situation, as usual, _wasopen but shady. This is a fairl
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America . olivaceiis. One which I examined wassuspendetl from the forked twig of the wild crab-tree, at aboutten feet from the ground. The chief materials were deadand whitened grass leaves, with some cobwebs agglutinatedtogether, externally scattered with a few shreds of moss{Hypnum). to resemble the branch on which it was hung;here and there were also a few of the white paper-hke cap-sules of the spiders nest, and it was lined with fine blades ofgrass and slender root-fibres. The situation, as usual, _wasopen but shady. This is a fairly common summer resident of northern NewEngland, and it breeds sparingly south to the ^liddle States, andnorth to Hudsons Bay. It is a rare bird in the Maritime Prov-inces and in Quebec, though common in parts of Ontario. Note. — The Mountain Solitary {V. solitarzus alfi-cola), lately discovered by Mr. William Brewster in western NorthCarolina, is described as nearly uniform blackish plumbeous, withonly a faint tinge of green on the back. VOL. I. — 12. WHITE-EYED VIREO. ViREO NOVEBORACENSIS. Char. Above, olive, shading to ash on hind neck and rump ; linefrom nostril to and around eyes, yellow ; beneath, white, duller on throatand breast; sides shaded with yellow; wings and tail dusky; wing-bar»yellow; iris white in the adult. Length about 5 inches. A^est. Suspended from forked twig of low bush in a thicket, some-times on edge of swamp; composed of various materials, —grass, twigs, — ornamented with moss and lichens, and lined with grass, etc. Eggs. 3-5 ; white, spotted around larger end with brown ; X This interesting little bird appears to be a constant residentwithin the limits of the United States; as, on the 12th of Jan-uary, I saw them in great numbers near Charleston, S. C,feeding on the wax-myrtle berries, in company with the Yellow-Rumped Sylvias. At this season they were silent, but veryfamiliar, descending from the bushes when whistled
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