WOODLAND BIRDS. 



31 



No. 31. 



CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 



Species: M. crinitus. 



Genus: Myiarchus. 



Distribution: 



A summer resident of northern and southern New England, 

 rare about Boston. 



Date of Arrival: May 1 . 



Date of Departure: October. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts greenish, middle of crown dark; under parts 

 yellowish, throat grayish, tail chestnut shaded, wings marked 

 with white and reddish. Bill dark above and lower tip, base 

 paler, feet black. Length about 9.00. 



So7ig and Other Notes: 



A curious whistle and other soft notes. 

 Haunts : 



Orchards and deciduous woodland. 



