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umbia River southward to Cape St. Lucas. It is not found in the interior 
at any considerable distance from the coast. The nest is usually placed 
in alow tree or bush. It is large and strong, built of twigs, roots and 
grass. The eggs are from three to five, of a dark sea- green, marked with 
numerous pale brown blotches, chiefly at the larger end. A complement 
of four eggs in my collection, collected near Santa Paula, March 20) 
1881, exhibit the following dimensions: 1.03 by .78, 1.08 by .81, 1.08. by 
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BOL. Milvulus forficatus. 
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. 
This bird is quite common on the prairies of Southern Texas. They 
nest in trees at heights varying from six to twenty feet. The nest is com- 
posed externally of small sticks, and lined with fine, soft grasses. They 
measure about two and one half inches in height, and nearly five in exter- 
nal diameter; the cavity is two inches deep and three wide. The eggs 
are from three to five in number, of a rounded-oval shape, tapering at one 
end. The ground-color is white, marked with a few large dark red spots, 
and occasionally of an obscure purple, chiefly at the larger end. Four 
typical eggs in my collection, collected in Comal County, Texas, May 30, 
188i, measure as follows: .87 by .70, .87 by .67, .o1 by .69, .87 by .68. 
324. LEmpidonax acadicus. 
Acadian Flycatcher. 
I quote the following from Dr. Wheaton’s excellent ‘‘ Report on the 
Birds of Ohio ”’: 
‘‘Abundant summer resident from May to September. Breeds.  Fre- 
quents woodland, and is seldom seen far from its breeding spot except when 
migrating, when it isa frequent visitor in the gardens of this city(Columbus), 
often remaining several days. The favorite retreats of this bird are beech 
woods of considerable extent. Here they are found perched on the lower 
branches of trees, or higher up on the border of a glade. Dark woods 
are preferred to high, open, mixed woodland. In: such localities they 
form a striking feature in the bird fauna. Their ordinary note is a sharp, 
quick, loud and emphatic whatd'ye see, which, coming from an unseen 
and perhaps unsuspected performer, is really startling in the stillness. 
Frequently the bird utters a low, rapid twittering note accompanied by a 
rapid movement of the wings, as if in ecstacy. A similar action is some- 
times seen in the Wood Pewee, se noise resembling the rustling made by 
the Woodcock’s flight. 
The nest of the Acadian Flycatcher differs in position from all other 
species of the family breeding with us, in being invariably placed in a hor- 
