EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS, gg 



blotched quite coarsely with reddish brown, lilac, and laven- 

 der; .60 4" -^^ to -65 + 1-00. Breeds in Central and South 

 America, thus is extralimital ; bird accidental iu Texas. 



451. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodyyiastes luteiven- 

 tris. Eggs, unknown. Breeds in Southern Arizona, south to 

 Costa Rica, in May. 



452. Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchxis crinitus. (Type, 

 Plate X.) Eggs, 4 to 6, rather elliptical, buff, streaked and 

 lined as if done with a pen, the markings generally being- 

 placed longitudinally, with brown and lilac; .65 -j- .80 to .70 -|- 

 .85. Nests composed of weeds, grass, etc., rather loosely 

 arranged in a hole of a tree ; the cast-off skin of a suake is 

 also frequently found in the nest. Breeds in Eastern United 

 States and Southern Canada, west to the plains, in June. 



453. Mexican Crested Flycatcher, llyiarchus m&cica- 

 nus. Eggs, indistinguishable in form and color from those of 

 No. 452, but are larger; .70 -)- 1.00 to .75 + 1.05. Breeds in 

 the valley of the Lower Rio Grande, Texas, south into West- 

 ern Mexico. 



453a. Arizona Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus mexica- 

 nus magister. Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 453 ; 

 both nest in holes, in June. 



454. Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerescens. 

 Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 453, and the nesting 

 habits are similar. Breeds in Western United States, north to 

 Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, in May. 



455. Lawrence's Flycatcher, MyiarcMis laicrenceii. Eggs, 

 similar to those of No. 454, but are a little smaller. Extralim- 

 ital. Breeds in Eastern Mexico ; bird accidental in Texas. 



455a. Olivaceous Flycatcher, Myiarchus laicrenceii oliva- 

 scens. Eggs, similar to those of No. 454, but are smaller. 

 Breeds in Arizona and Western Mexico, in May. 



456. Phcebc, Sayornis phcebe. Eggs, 4 to 6, short oval, 

 creamy white, often dotted with reddish brown ; .50 -j- .75 

 to .60 -}- -80. Nests composed of mud, grass, and rootlets, 



