461. Contopus virens 
WOOD PEWEE. 6 1-2 inches 
Male and Femalealike. Above olive-brown ; wo white wing bars. 
Below, throat grayish white ; breast much darker, shading to yellow 
on the belly. 
Not exclusively an inhabitant of the woods. Common in Massa- 
chusetts. Arrives about May 20. 
Note. ee-a-wee, plaintive, slow and long drawn out. 
Nest. In trees some distance from the ground, firmly built and 
decorated with lichens. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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