. Vida de las aves de Nueva Inglaterra: Siendo un manual de la ornitología de Nueva Inglaterra; . ht sabemos por el contrario, esta spe-cies está estrictamente limitada hacia el norte por la fauna de Alleghanany, y es más abundante en la carolanina en otros lugares. Aunque no se puede decir que sea raro en ninguno de los tres Estados más, está neveresmuy desigualmente distribuido — numeroso en particularlocalidades, apenas o no se encuentra en otras equialyelegibles para toda apariencia. Tampoco es un pájaro de la ciudad o el bosque; su hogar está en el arbustos, con las gargantas amarillas de Wrens y Maryland, y el 2o6 VIREONID ; GREENLETS.

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. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . ht we know to the contrary, this spe-cies is strictly limited northward by the AlleghanianFauna, and is more abundant in the Carolinian thanelsewhere. Though it cannot be said to be rare inany one of the three nether States, it is neverthelessvery unevenly distributed — numerous in particularlocalities, scarcely or not to be found in others equallyeligible to all appearance. Nor is it a bird either ofthe town or woodland; its home is in the shrubbery, with Wrens and Maryland Yellow-throats, and the 2o6 VIREONID^ ; GREENLETS. nest is hung on a bush or vine, a few feet only fromthe ground — always in thick undergrowth, and fre-quently in the midst of a swamp. The structure is notnotably different from that of the Red-eyed or WarblingVireos; and the eggs are only to be distinguished bytheir decidedly inferior size. Several specimens be-fore me, however, are even more sparsely sprinkledwith dark dots, and one is immaculate. They arelaid early in June, about a month after the arrival of. Fig. 52. — Details of Structure of White-eyed Greenlet. (Natural size.) the bird. These Greenlets have considerable force ofcharacter, as one will learn on attempting to molestthem when nesting; they are nervous, impulsive littlecreatures, of highly irritable temperament. If letalone, they contain themselves very well, but they areas cross-grained as Wrens when disturbed, and ex-press their displeasure with most vehement scolding.The nuptial song is a peculiar one, delivered withstrong expression, and very variable in intonation.The birds retire early in the autumn, when the fallingleaves no longer afford them the seclusion they covet. LANIUS BOREALIS : BUTCHER-BIRD. 20*J Family LAN 11 D^ : Shrikes. GREAT NORTHERN SHRIKE, OR BUTCHER-BIRD. LaNIUS BOREALIS V. Chars. Adults: Clear bluish-ash, bleaching on the scapulars andupper tail-coverts, the under parts pure white, always more or lessvermiculated with fine wavy c

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