SOMERSET HILLS 31 



Crested Flycatcher 

 The one strange thing about this Fly- 

 catcher is its nest. It is usually built in 

 a hollow in some tree and nearly always 

 has part of the skin of a snake in it. 

 The note of this bird is a shrill, piercing 

 whistle, and following it up we find a 

 bird with brown back, gray breast, and 

 yellow belly, with chestnut in the tail- 

 feathers. It has the habit of raising 

 the crest when excited. 



Least Flycatcher 

 The Least Flycatcher is often called 

 Chebec, from its call-note, which some- 

 what resembles a sneeze. This bird is 

 the smallest of the Flycatchers that 

 I have mentioned. It is by no means 

 a shy bird, living near habitations, one 

 of its favorite resorts being an orchard. 

 It builds its nest in a sapling eight to 

 twenty-five feet from the ground. The 



