461. WOOD PEWEE. 6)4 in. 



(Myiochanes virens.) 

 Dark olive-brown, brownish-black on wings and tail; 

 frowzy head; below white, olive tinge on sides; two narrow 

 white wing-bars; plaintive note repeated slowly and often, 

 "pee-to-way, pee-to-way, hee-rue." Phcebe. Least Fly- 

 catcher. 



463. YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 5>2 in. 



(Empidonax flaviventris. ) 

 Bright olive-green, tail and wings dark brown; yellowish 

 wing-bars; sulphur-yellow below, brightest between legs; tinged 

 elsewhere with pale olive; yellow eye-ring; call, a soft, slow 

 whistle," pee-a." Yello w- throated Vireo. Least Flycatcher. 

 Pine Warbler. 



465. GREEN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 5^' in. 



(Empidonax virescens.) 

 Olive-green, wings and tail dark; two showy wing-bars; 

 head broad; below white, pure on throat and middle of belly, 

 elsewhere palely tinged with greenish-yellow; (immature 

 brighter); open woods near water; common notes," cheep" 

 or a two-syllabled squeak resembling that made by a rubber 

 doll. Traill, Least and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. 



466. TRAILL FLYCATCHER. 5^—6 in. 



(Empidonax traillii.) 



Olive-green, tinged with brown; whitish below, sides gra\^- 

 ish; belly slightly yellow; throat white; dull, narrow wing- 

 bars; pale eye-ring; bill, black above, light below; prefers 

 alder growth; a short, soft note, also a longer, sharp, rasp- 

 ing call, accented on second syllable. Acadian Flycatcher. 

 Least Flycatcher. 



467. LEAST FLYCATCHER. 5j< in. 



(Empidonax minimus.) 

 Olive-gray, wings, tail and head darker; two narrow 

 wing-bars; grayish below, whiter on throat; jerks its tail and 

 utters a sharp, energetic call "che-bec." Wood Pewee. 

 Phoebe. 



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