YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 



463. Rmpidonax flaviventris- 5 1 A> inches. 



This strange little Flycatcher is found in swamps 

 such as those usually frequented by the Olive-sided 

 Flycatchers and Parula Warblers. They are one of 

 the few of the family to nest on the ground or very 

 close to it. Their homes are made in the moss cov- 

 ered mounds or stumps found in these swamps. 



Range. N. A. east of the Plains north to Labrador, 

 breeding from northern U. S. northward. 

 GREEN-CRESTED OR ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. 

 465. Empidonax virescens. 5*/2 inches. 



This bird is very similar to the last but the lower 

 mandible is light, and the throat and belly white. 

 Their favorite resorts are shady woods not far from 

 water. Here they nest in the outer branches of bushes 

 or trees at heights of from four to twenty feet from 

 the ground. The nests are shallow and composed of 

 twigs and moss. Eggs creamy with brown spots 

 (.70x.50). 



Range. U. S. east of Plains, breeding from the Gulf 

 to New England and Manitoba; winters in Tropics. 



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