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THE OOLOaiST 



calculable amount of good by destroy- 

 ing the "green beetle" and various 

 other insects which infest the trees. 

 Wing 4.5 in., tail 3.5 in. 



I have but nesting records. March 

 29, 1909, nest in Judie-apple tree near 

 our porch, six feet from ground, com- 

 posed of fine sticks, straws and string. 

 Finished April 8th. Two eggs April 

 11th. Eggs destroyed April 22nd. 

 Nest deserted April 23nd. 



April 27th; nest of the same pair in 

 Judie-apple tree ten feet from ground, 

 composed of coarse sticks. 



The Giant Kingbird (Tyrannus cu* 

 bensis) 1. 9.8 in., b. 1.65 in., tar. .95 in., 

 w. 4.9 in., t. 3.55 in. Dark gray above 

 darkening to black on the head; tail 

 very narrowly edged at tip with light- 

 er tinged with ash. The measurements 



y 



were made from a single immature 

 bird and are considerably under size. 

 This bird is fairly common along the 

 Nuevas River where it may often be 

 seen catching insects over the water 

 and occasionally minnows which are 

 swimming near the surface, returning 

 to an overhanging branch to swallow 

 its prey after the fashion of a King- 

 fisher. Found only in summer. ^^ 



The Cuban Crested Flycatcher, (My- 

 aircnus sagrae) 1. 7.1 in., tar. .75 in., 

 b. 1. in., w. 3.13 in. This is our Crest- 

 ed Flycatcher (Myarchuscrinitus) in 

 miniature. The head and tail are 

 somewhat darker and the rufous much 

 reduced. This is a typical bird of the 

 woods where it is fairly common, 

 more often heard than seen, but by 

 no means wild or wary. It is more in 



No. 72. Nuevas River, Isle of Pines — On trip to the Sea. 



—Photo by A. C. Read 



