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Vireos are remarkably fine builders—among the very best.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje

Rarest of our Vireos; but few students know it as a migrant and fewer still as a nesting bird.

From What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season by Chapman, Frank M.

Even after allowance is made for this reaction to disturbance, Bell Vireos sing more often than most of their nesting associates, and, on a seasonal basis, they are vocal for a much longer time.

From Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon by Barlow, Jon C.

The fortunes of a pair of Bell Vireos.

From Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon by Barlow, Jon C.

They are also more musical, all the Vireos having characteristic songs, which if not always highly musical, are generally noticeable, pronounced and unmistakable.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.