mstance, upon his second visit, he found a skin ostentatiously displayed, whence he 
conjectured that his first visit had alarmed the birds, and that they had subsequently pro- 
vided tnemselves with the talisman and put it in place with a view to avert, if not a 
recurrence of the intrusion, at least any danger as a result of it. The note of the bird is 
harsh and unmusical. 
AEs SIV PriGe BE 
Savornis phabe. 
Head dark brown, with a slight erectile crest: back and sides of 
body dull olive-brown; underparts soiled white with yellow tinges ; 
wings and tail dusky, their feathers somewhat edged with lighter : bill 
and feet black. Length, 7 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives late in March, leaves late in October. It commonly builds its 
nest under the eaves of buildings, or under a ledge of rock. 
Closely resembling the Phoebe in note, habits and appearance, is the Woop PrEwer, 
(Contopus virens). Both the Phaebe and the Wood Pewee are flycatchers, and seize their 
prey upon the wing. Both give utterance to a drawling, mournful note quite similar in 
sound ; that of the Phoebe being slightly the more abrupt of the two, as pee-wit rather 
— 
than pee-ee - wee-ee. 
