452. Myiarchus crinitus 

 CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 9 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above brownish olive ; tail rusty ; head 



crested. Below, throat and breast gray ; belly yellow. 



Usually perch high in open deciduous woods ; a frequenter of 



orchards. Not common in Massachusetts. Arrives the second 



week in May. 



Note. Loud whistle. 



Nest. In a hole in a tree, generally with a piece of snake skin. 



Breeds. Locally throughout New England. 



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