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are said to be without the elaborate lichen covering. Breeds 

 in Western United States, from the plains to the Pacific, in 

 June. 



463. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, -Ettijndonax Jiavioen- 

 tris. Eggs, 4, rounded oval, creamy white, spotted with light 

 reddish brown ; .53 -(- .85 to .55 -{- .90. Nests placed beneath 

 the roots of upturned trees, or ni bunches of moss on the 

 ground ; composed of moss, lined with rootlets, pine needles, 

 and grass. Breeds in Eastern North America, from the 

 Northern States northward, in June. 



464. Baird's Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis. Eggs, 3 

 or 4, oval, creamy white, s})otted and blotched irregularly with 

 reddish brown ; .55 -j- .70 to .58 -|- •'''o. The nests and nest- 

 ing habits are probably not dissimilar to those of No. 468. 

 Breeds in Western United States, from the plains to the 

 Pacific. 



464a. Saint Lucas Flycatcher, Empidonax cineritius. 

 Eggs, unknown. Breeds in Lower California. See Brewster, 

 in "Auk" for January, 1888, page 90. 



464Z>. Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax griseus. Eggs, un- 

 known. Breeds in Lower California. See Brewster, in 

 « Auk " for April, 1889, page 87. ^W(!^^. 



465. Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax etea did' t ^ . Eggs, 

 3 or 4, oval, creamy white, spotted and. blotched irregularly 

 with reddish brown; .50 -}- -"^^ to .55 -j- .78. Nests com- 

 posed of sticks and moss, lined Avith the dried blossoms of 

 the beech ; placed in bushes or on trees. Breeds in Eastern 

 United States, west to the plains, from the latitude of New 

 York south to Georgia, in June. 



466. Little Flycatcher, Empidonax pusillus. Eggs, 3 

 or 4, oval, creamy white, spotted and blotched irregularly 

 with dark reddish brown ; .50 -|- .75 to .55 -|- .78. Nests 

 rather flat, composed of sticks and weeds, lined with dried 

 grass ; placed in trees. Breeds in Western North America, 

 from the western border of the plains to the Pacific, north 

 to the fur countries, in June. 



