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spotted with brown and lavender. Nest of fine grass, lined 

 with hair and covered externally with lichens, on the limb of a 

 tree. Eggs laid in June and July. Feeds on insects. Bene- 

 ficial. Note, a drawled '■'■pe-wee.'" 



85. Empidonax fiaviventris Baird. 

 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 



Above, olive-green; beneath, yellow. Length, Scinches. 



Uncommon and irregular migrant, arriving about May 20 ; 

 not recorded in the fall. Feeds on insects. Benefiicial. 

 Note, either an abrupt '■'■Pse-ek'" or a plaintive '•^chu-e-e'-p" 

 (Dwight) . 



86. Empidonax traillii (Aud.). 

 TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER. 



Above, dull olive; beneath, white with sides and band across breast, 

 dusky. Length, 6 inches. 



Uncommon migrant and possible summer resident. Eggs 4, 

 creamy-white with brown spots. Nest of grass, plant fibres 

 and down, in the crotch of a bush. Eggs laid in June. Notes, 

 a somewhat rasping '•'•ee-zee'-e-uij" (Dwight). 



87. Empidonax minimus (Baird.). 

 LEAST FLYCATCHER. CHEBEC. 



Above, dull olive; beneath, whitish, dusky on sides and breast. Length, 

 Sj inches. 



Common summer resident. Earliest arrival April 30 ; 

 departs in August or September. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 3-5, 

 white. Nest of fine grass, hair, barlv, down, etc. in the crotch 

 of a tree. Eggs laid about June 1. Feeds on insects. Very 

 beneficial. Note, a clear and sharp '-^che-bec." 



