36 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



To illustrate the very slig-ht moditication iiccessaiy to carry 

 the suggestion into effect, there is given below an example of 

 the usual label and of the modified form which, adding a 

 single sentence, furnishes additional information of a popular 

 character. 



452 

 CRESTED PLY-OATOHER. 



Great Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 



Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.) 



Hist. N. Am. j5., //, p. 334, pi. xliii, fig;. 3. 



Eastern United States and British Provinces, 

 but rare northeastward beyond the Connecticut 

 Valley; west to edge of the Great Plains; in 

 winter, Central America to Nicaragua. 



452 



CRESTED FLY-CATCHER. 



Great Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 



Myiarchus crinitus (LiNN.) 



Hist. N. Am. B., It, p. 334, pi. xliii, fig. 3. 



Eastern United States and British Provinces, 

 but rare northeastward beyond the Connecticut 

 Valley; west to edge of the Great Plains; in 

 winter, Central America to Nicaragua. 



This bird ornaments its nest with the cast-ofF 

 skin of a snake, the purpose being apparently to 

 ■frighten off intruders. 



BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. 



Researches among the native American tribes have been 

 continued in the Bureau under the immediate supervision of 

 Maj. J. W. Powell, its Director. The operations of the year 

 were conducted in accordance with the act of Congress ap- 

 proved June 6, 1900, and with the formal plan adopted by 

 the Secretary June 19, 1900. 



As heretofore, the work has been carried forward in such 

 manner as to aid in advancing the science of ethnology, and 

 the Director has given much attention to the development of a 

 classification of the native tribes on the basis of their normal 

 activities. It is thought that, in addition to its immediate 



