26 Birds of ‘Canada. 
Empidonax minimus.—The least Fly-catcher. 
This active little bird arrives from the south 
about the first of May. Color, above, olive- 
brown ; beneath, yellowish-white ; length, five 
inches. Usually nests in an apple tree; eggs, 
four ; creamy-white color. Feeds upon insects 
entirely. | 
SUB-ORDER OSCINES. 
(SINGING BIRDS.) 
PAMILY ( TURDIDAL-. THE JTAROSHEZS: 
WOOD THRUSH. 
Turdus mustelinus —TYhe Wood Thrush. 
This sweet songster is a common Canadian 
visitor, arriving here about the twentieth of May. 
The Wood Thrush delights in deep, shady places, 
where there isasmall brook. Its soft, half plain- 
