Lake Umbagog journals, 1871-1916 (inclusive)
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Vireo solitarius. Descriptions of First Plumage of Certain North Am, Bbs. Wm. Brewster. 51. Vireo solitarius. First plumage: female. Upper parts dark ashy, becoming lighter on the rump, and washed strongly with olive-green on the interscapular region. Abdominal region and throat soiled white, the latter with a faint ashy tinge. Sides and crissum pale greenish-yellow. A V-shaped patch of fawn-color on the lower pectoral region. From a specimen in my collection shot at Upton, Me., August 23, 1873. This bird is in transitional dress, being slightly past the first plumage. Bull. N.O.C. 3, July, 1878. p. 116.