THE BIRD BOOK 



453. 



ARIZONA CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 

 Myiarchus magister magister. 



Range. Southern Arizona and New Mexico, south 

 through Mexico. 



This bird is very similar to, but averages slightly larg- 

 er than the Mexican Flycatcher. Its nesting habits are 

 the same and the eggs cannot be distinguished from 

 those of the latter, the nest being most frequently found 

 in giant cacti. 



453a. MEXICAN CRESTED FLYCATCHER. Myiarchus 

 magister nelsoni. 



Range. Mexico, north to southern Texas. 



This species is similar to the last 

 but is considerably paler. They are 

 common in some localities, nesting 

 in holes in trees or stumps, often 

 those deserted by Woodpeckers. 

 Their eggs are like those of the last 

 but average paler. Data. Corpus 

 Christi, Texas, May 10, 1899. Nest 

 in hole in telegraph pole; made of 

 red cow hair, feathers and leaves. 4 eggs. Collector, Prank B. Armstrong, 



Pale buff 



454. ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER. Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens. 



Range. North America, 

 west of the Plains and 

 south of Canada. 



Similar to the others of 

 the genus but grayish 

 brown above and with the 

 underparts much paler, the 

 throat and breast being 

 nearly white. Like the 

 others they nest in cavi- 

 ties in trees, either natur- 

 al or ones made by Wood- 

 peckers. Their four to 

 five eggs are lighter in 

 color than those of crin- 

 itus but cannot be dis- 

 tinguished from those of 

 the Mexican Crested Fly- 

 catcher. 



Buff 



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