Pee: THE TRAILL FLYCATCHER. 
Yellow Warbler’s, except that it is a trifle bulkier and not so well concealed. 
It lacks, too, the cotton lining which is indispensible to the Warbler home. ‘The 
eggs might have been those of an Acadian Flycatcher, but thesituation of thenest 
is entirely different, and its architecture as far removed as Gothic from Maort. 
Or again the nests of the two species may be happily related by the compari- 
son of cup and saucer. The cup of the Traill Flycatcher is normally two inches 
across by one and a half deep, inside. 
On June 11th, 1901, while walking 
through a dense clump of swamp 
elms on the Olentangy levee, I spied 
a nest of this bird at a height of 
about ten feet. It was in a deli- 
cate situation, but by resting 
what seemed about one-half of 
my avoirdupois on an elm sap- 
ling, and entrusting the other 
half to the air, IT managed to 
secure a glimpse into the nest. I 
saw that it was good. The nest 
itself was somewhat awry. It 
had doubtless been planned 
right in the first place, but the 
last wind, or the rapid growth 
of engaging twigs had lifted 
one side higher than the other. 
It contained four eggs, three 
normal and fresh; the other off 
in every way, except as to size 
and shape. The egg in ques- 
tion was absolutely unmarked, 
and bore every evidence of hav- 
ing been exposed to the weath- 
er for a great length of time. 
It was porous with age and the 
contents perfectly hard. How 
it might have come into a nest 
Taken Photo 
t the by the 2 pe 
Licking duthor Of recent construction along 
Reservoir with three fresh eggs I am 
quite unprepared to say. 
Traill’s Flycatcher is found 
only in localities conforming to 
rather exact requirements. The 
VERY CONFIDING. 
THIS LITTLE MOTHER FLYCATCHER APPEARS AGAIN NEAR 
THE CENTER OF THE NEXT ILLUSTRATION. 
