LIST AND DESCRIPTION 101 



456. PHOEBE (Sayornis phoebe.) 



One should distinguish carefully between "Phoebe" and 

 "Pewee"; and one should not confuse the name "Phoebe" with 

 the "phe-bee-ee-ee" note of the Chickadee. 



The Phoebe is lighter colored than most Flycatchers of its 

 size. It always builds its nest under a bridge, when it can find 

 one, plastering its half-saucer to the side of a beam like a Barn 

 Swallow. Its note is an emphatic "phee-bee," usually accom- 

 panied with a nervous flirt of the tail. A summer resident. 



457. SAY'S PHOEBE (Sayornis sayus.) 



A summer resident west of the Missouri River. Nearly 

 as large as the Kingbird, but gray above with black tail. Throat 

 and breast gray, changing to a rusty brown on belly. 



459. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (Nuttallornis borealis.) 



This rare Flycatcher has been observed for several sum- 

 mers at Pierre by Miss Sophia DeLand, Miss Abbie Whitney 

 and Mr. A. E. Beaumont. So certain of its identification are 

 they that we are glad to include it in this Bulletin. They report 

 that one of its favorite perching places is on the dome of the 

 State Capitol, where it is often seen and heard. As it is a con- 

 stant visitor through the summer it more than likely nests in the 

 vicinity. 



It is about seven inches in length. Above it is gray with 

 a slight tinge of brown. The throat and belly are light yellow, 

 while the breast is gray but tinged with yellow. The yellowish, 

 long, brushy-like feathers under the wings and sides of rump are 

 prominent. This description is given from a specimen taken 

 in Colorado in May. 



461. WOOD PEWEE (Myiochanes virens.) 



The Pewee is darked colored than the Phoebe, with a 

 slight tinge of olive green above and a touch of yellow on the 

 gray belly. Its call is decidedly plaintive, a soft, rather hopeless 

 "pee-awee." It is famous for its exquisite nest, which it sad- 

 dles neatly on a horizontal limb and covers so completely with 

 lichens that it can scarcely be distinguished from the limb itself. 



