288 CITIZEN BIRD 



" Phoebe is a hardy Flycatcher, who journeys north 

 in March to tell us spring is coming, and it takes a 

 hard frost to send him away again. Even then he does 

 not hurry off toward the tropics like the ardent King- 

 bird, but lingers all winter in the Southern States." 



The Phoebe 



Length seven inches. Wings hardly any longer than the tail. 



Upper parts deep olive-brown, darkest on the head; bill and 

 feet black. 



Under parts dull white, with a grayish or yellowish tinge. 



A Citizen of North America east of the plains and north to Can- 

 ada, nesting from South Carolina northward, and wintering in the 

 Southern States. 



A useful and pleasant neighbor, who likes our society, often 

 nesting in sheds and under porches. 



A member of the guild of Sky Sweepers, who also works with 

 the Tree Trappers. 



THE WOOD PEWEE 



" Among all the other Flycatchers, big, little, and 

 least, I can only tell you of one more, and will choose 

 the Wood Pewee as being the one most likely to inter- 

 est you. 



" This morning in the wood lane I saw a pair that 

 were surely nest-building, and I Avondered if they were 

 not the great-great-grandchildren of those who lived 

 there when I was a boy. The Pewee's nest is very 

 pretty — almost as dainty as the Hummingbird's. I 

 will try to find it for you as we go l)ack tliis after- 

 noon." 



"Then the Wood Pewee builds late, like the Cedar 

 Waxwing and Goldfinch ? " said Rap. 



