YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 
463. Empidonax flaviventris. 51% inches. 
These strange little Flycatchers are found in swamps 
such as those usually frequented by Olive-sided Fly- 
eatechers and Parula Warblers. They are one of the 
few of the family to nest on the ground or very close 
to it. Their homes are made in the moss-covered 
mounds or stumps found in these swamps. 
Range.—N. A. east of the Plains north to Labrador, 
breeding from northern U. 8. northward. 
GREEN-CRESTED OR ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. 
465. Empidonax virescens. 5% inches. 
This bird is very similar to the last, but the lower 
mandible is light, and the throat and belly white. 
Their favorite resorts are shady woods not far from 
water. Here they nest in the outer branches of bushes 
or trees at heights of from four to twenty feet from 
the ground. The nests are shallow and composed of 
twigs and moss. Eggs creamy with brown spots. 
Range.—U. 8. east of Plains, breeding from the Gulf 
to New England and Manitoba; winters in the Tropics. 
