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ment on the label is as follows: " Iris hazel. Shot on. the River 

 Road, from large flock." This specimen is not quite typical, but 

 verges slightly towards Otocoris alpes^tris alpestris in the more 

 ochraceous, less grayish tone of the upper parts, and is like birds 

 that breed on the western shore of Hudson Bay. It is, however, 

 undoubtedly referable to Otocoris alpestris Jioyti, 



Harry C. Oberholser. 

 Washington, D. C. 



UNUSUAL NESTING SITES OF CRESTED FLYCATCHERS 

 AT ST. MARKS, FLORIDA. 



The species — Myiarchtis crinitus — is a rather common sum- 

 mer resident here, nesting generally throughout the timbered sec- 

 tions, except in the heavily wooded hammocks^ and they frequently 

 occur nesting about dwellings of the village as well as throughout 

 the country districts. Several out-of-the-common sites have come- 

 under my notice and may be of interest to record: 



I. In the front piazza of an occupied dwelling in the village 

 of St. Marks; the entrance being through an opening at the eaves 

 directly under the shingles — the structure being ceiled beneath — 

 young birds were being fed May 25, 1913. The young left the nest 

 June 3. The old birds did not hesitate to enter this nest while 

 persons occupied the porch but a few feet distant. 



II. An uncovered sill in the second-story loft of an unoccupied 

 dwelling in our village; entrance through displaced shingles. On 

 May 20, 1914, incubation was about one-third completed. 



III. May 1, 1915, a pair commenced building under a 

 broken and raised piece of metal roofing which had been laid on 

 boards. After being almost completed the birds abandoned the 

 site. Excessive sun-heat may have warned them of serious re- 

 sults if continued. 



IV. On May 18, 1915, a pair were seen to enter a stove-pipe 

 that extended out of a small one-story frame building occupied as 

 a restaurant by an old colored "Auntie." The pipe served as a 

 chimney and turned upright after emerging from the building. 

 The birds were noticed about the place all day, but it is not 

 known that they carried nesting material on that day. They were 

 probably the pair that had abandoned No. Ill site. "Aunt Ma- 

 ria " had a ftre burning for about an hour on May 19 without no- 

 ticing any stoppage to the draft of the stove. During May 20 the 

 birds worked industriously at nest-building, carrying material 

 down into the pipe. On May 21, about 8:00 a. m., on attempting 

 to build a fire, the old lady was completely smoked out and was 



