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Warbling Vireo
Adult--Upper parts olive green or grayish green; under parts white, slightly tinged with yellow; line over the eye indistinct grayish white. Length--5.80.
Breeding Range--Throughout the Eastern States.
The nest is similar to that of the red-eyed vireo; the eggs white, spotted and sometimes blotched with reddish brown. Size--.75 x .52.
This bird is difficult to distinguish from the red-eyed vireo; it is somewhat smaller, the line over the eye less distinct and the song totally different, being more prolonged and melodious.
The breeding season begins towards the end of May.