467. Empidonax minimus. 



'.LEAST FLYCATCHER, s 1-2 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above dull olive ; eye ring and wing bars 

 white. Below grayish white. 



Also called Chebec. The smallest of the flycatchers. Common 

 about houses and orchards, jerks its tail and throws its head back 

 while uttering its note, che-bec. Very common in Massachu- 

 setts. Arrives early in May. 



Note. Che-bec ! che-bec ! incessantly, as many as sixty times a 

 minute. 



Nest. In the fork of a branch, often in old orchards. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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