456. Sayornis phoebe 



PHOEBE. ^7 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above olive-brown ; head large, some- 

 what crested ; indistinct white markings on wings. Below yellowish 

 white. 



Seen about barnyards. Common in Massachusetts. Arrives the 

 last of March. 

 Note. A nasal phoe-bee. 



Nest. On a beam under abridge or shed, made of grass and moss 

 cemented with mud. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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