BIRDS BETWEEN A ROBIN AND SPARROW 

 IN SIZE 



704. Catbird — Dumetclla caroluiensis. 



Length 9 inches. (See cut, page 58.) 



Plumage in general dark slat}- gray; crown and 

 tail black; under tail-coverts chestnut. 



A long-tailed, blackish bird of the bushes and 

 thickets. One call is a cat-like mew. It has a 

 varied song suggesting the Thrasher's, but harsher 

 and simpler. 



452. Crested Flycatcher — Myiarchus crinitus. 



Length 9 inches. (See cut, page 75.) 



Belly sulphur-yellow; the spread tail shows 

 largely rufous; throat and breast gray; upperparts 

 grayish brown, washed with olive-green; wings 

 trimmed with white. 



Its comparatively large size distinguishes this 

 from our other flycatchers excepting the Kingbird; 

 from the latter, however, it differs widely in color, 

 and it has a thick but not a long crest. Its most 

 common call-note is a loud human-like whistle — 

 one of the mysterious voices of the woods. Unlike 

 our other flycatchers, the Crested builds its nest 

 in a hole in a tree. 



514. Evening Grosbeak — Hespcriphona vesper- 

 tine, vespertina. 



Length 8 inches. 



Male — Belly and a broad stripe over wings, yel- 

 low; upperparts olive-brown, becoming dull yel- 

 low on rump; wings and tail black; a large white 

 patch on the inner wing-feathers; forehead yel- 

 low; crown black. Female — Brownish gray; un- 

 derpays more or less tinged with yellow, especial- 

 ly on back of neck; wings and tail similar to male, 



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