3o Birds of Canada. 



Empidonax minimus. The least Fly-catcher. 



This active little bird arrives from the south 

 about the first of May. Color, above, olive- 

 brown ; beneath, yellowish-white ; length, five 

 inches. Usually nests in an apple tree; eggs, 

 four ; creamy-white color. Feeds upon insects 

 entirely. 



SUB-ORDER OSCINES. 



(SINGING BIRDS.) 

 FAMILY TURDID^E. THE THRUSHES. 



WOOD THRUSH. 



Turdus mustelinus. The Wood Thrush. 



This sweet songster is a common Canadian 

 visitor, arriving here about the twentieth of May. 

 The Wood Thrush delights in deep, shady places, 

 where there is a small brook. Its soft, half plain- 



