“ VERMILION FLYCATCHER. 
471. Pyrocephalus rubinus mearcanus. 6 inches. 
Female with only a slight tinge of pink, where the 
male is brilliant vermilion. 
This is the most gorgeously plumaged species of the 
American Flycatchers. It has all the active traits of 
the family and, to those who are only accustomed to 
the demure gray plumage of most eastern species, the 
first sight of this one as he dashes after an insect is 
a sight | never to be forgotten. 
Notes.— During the mating season the male often 
gives a twittering song while poised in the air, accom- 
panying it by loud snapping of the mandibles. 
Nest.—Saddled on limbs of trees at low elevations 
from the ground; composed of small twigs and vege- 
table fibres closely felted together and often adorned on 
the outside with lichens similar to the nests of the Wood 
Pewee. The four eges are of a creamy-buff color with 
bold spots of brown and lilac, in a wreath around the 
large end (.73 x .54). 
Range.—Mexican border of the United States, from 
Texas to Arizona. 
