78 BIRDS OF FIELD, FOREST AND PARK 



ing ^^ eaze-zve-Mp/'and a rather sharp ''pep, pep^' 

 when you approach. 



This is rather a brownish Flycatcher. The 

 upper parts are olive-brown with ashy-gray on 

 the wing coverts; the under parts are white with 

 grayish on the breast and yellowish on the 

 belly; the throat is white. The upper mandible 

 is white; lower, whitish. The nest placed in a 

 low bush, two or three feet above the ground, 

 is made of grass and plant fibre, lined with fine 

 grasses and plant down. The eggs are creamy 

 white with brown markings. It is about the 

 size of the Song Sparrow. 



