YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 



463. Empidonax flaviventris. 5^ inches. 



These strange little Flycatchers are found in swamps 

 such as those usually frequented by Olive-sided Fly 

 catchers and Parula Warblers. They are one of the 

 few of the family to nest on the ground or very closf 

 to it. Their homes are made in the moss-covered 

 mounds or stumps found in these swamps. 



Rang'e. — N. A. east of the Plains north to Labrador 

 breeding from northern U. S. northward. 



GREEN-CRESTED OR ACADIAN FLYCATCHER 



405. Empidonax virescens. 5i/^ inches. 



This bird is very similar to the last, but the lower 

 mandible is light, and the throat and belly white. 

 Their favorite resorts are shady woods not far froir 

 water. Here they nest in the outer branches of bushe: 

 or trees at heights of from four to twenty feet froir 

 the ground. The nests are shallow and composed of 

 twigs and moss. Eggs creamy with brown spots. 



Range. — U. S. east of Plains, breeding from the Gulf 

 to New England and Ma.nitoba: winters in the Tropics. 



