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White-eyed Chewink
Breeding Range--Florida and southeastern part of South Carolina.
The White-eyed Towhee differs from the northern bird in being somewhat smaller, in having only two instead of three of the tail feathers tipped with white, and in having, as, the name indicates, the iris of the eye nearly white. Length--8.00.
In most respects the habits of these two birds are very similar; the nest of the white-eyed is perhaps more frequently built in bushes, and pine needles, in addition to the other materials, are used in its construction. The eggs are bluish white, unmarked, or "thickly speckled with pinkish-vinaceous and pearl gray" (Davie.)