DIEECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 189 



BB, A, C, 1. 1-4. 

 Winters from the Carolinas 



1. PHOEBE, S. PHOEBE. 7.00; brownish-olive above, 



darker on head, yellowish- Fig. 242. 



white beneath, more yellow in 



winter, fig. 243. Breeds 



through eastern N. A. from S. 



C. northward in April and late 



May. Moves tail up and down 



and switches it immediately 



after alighting. Note, '"''Phee- 



bee''' quickly and rather harsh- 

 ly given with the accent on the 



first syllable; sometimes the 



note is prolonged and becomes 



more musical ; heard usually in 



spring, sometimes in autumn. 



southward ; migrates in March and Oct. Nests placed in the 



shelter of out buildings, rocky cliff banks, etc. composed of 



moss, grass, etc., mixed with mud; eggs white, occasionally 



dotted with reddish. 



2. SAT'S PHOEBE, S. saya. 

 A little larger than 1, paler above, 

 and reddish-ash beneath. East- 

 ern U. S. ; accidental on Cape Cod, 

 Mass. 



e. JPewees. Coiitopus. 



Differs from d in having the 

 wing-bands more prominent and 

 the under mandible yellow. Nests 

 in trees; eggs, always spotted. 



1. WOOD PEWEE, C. viRENS. 

 6.50 ; dark olive-brown above, 

 white beneath, tinged with olive 

 across breast and on sides, fig. 244. Breeds through eastern 

 N. A. from Fla. to Newfoundland in May and June. Note, 

 '■''Pee-ivee^'' or ^''Pe-e-ivee''' given in a sweet, long-drawn, re- 

 signed tone. Frequents open woodlands and groves, some- 



Fig. 243. 



BB, A, d, 1. 1-4. 



