Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 



Near New York they nest about the beginning of June or end 

 of May. 



445. Gray Kingbird : Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmel.) 



Very similar to the preceding, but somewhat larger and with- 

 out the white at the tip of the tail. 



Breeding Range South Carolina, southward. 



The nest is not as large or compact as that of the common 

 kingbird; the materials used in its construction are much the same; 

 it is placed indiscriminately in bushes or trees, usually not very 

 far from water. 3 to 4 eggs are laid ; they are pinkish buff, with 

 spots and blotches of dark brown and lilac. Size i.oox.75. 



The breeding season begins in May. 



466a. Alder Flycatcher: Empidonax traillii alnorum 

 Brewst. 



Adult Upper parts greenish brown ; under parts whitish ; grayish 

 on the breast ; tinged with yellow on the belly, and the sides 

 light greenish or grayish brown. Length 6.09. 



Breeding Range Northern New England and Michigan. 



The nest is built in the crotch of a small bush within eight 

 or nine feet of the ground, usually near water. It is composed of 

 grasses, weeds, bark, and plant-down, sometimes lined with horse 

 hair, and somewhat resembles the nest of the yellow warbler; it 

 is, of course, rather larger. The eggs, 3 to 4 in number, are white 

 or creamy white, dotted, spotted, or blotched, chiefly at their larger 

 end, with dark reddish or purplish brown. Size .74 x .51. 



This bird is the more eastern sub-species of Traill's flycatcher, 

 and resembles it closely. 



467. Least Flycatcher: Empidonax minimus Baird 



Eggs white or creamy, rarely speckled. 

 See Page 174, Chapter IX. 



