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Its size is about that of the King-bird, its near 

 relative, and it may, like all the flycatchers, 

 be told by its broad, flattened beak. The 

 most noticeable point is the prominent crest ; 

 its lower parts are brig-ht sulphur yellow. 



It is the third member of the family to 

 arrive from the south, and can be relied on to 

 appear in the last week in April, or early May. 

 Like many of our common birds, this species 

 is not g-enerally known to our people, and it is 

 but little understood even by those who pre- 

 tend to know — in a g-eneral way, — all the 

 birds of a neig^hborhood, for it is a retiring- 

 species, being- more often heard than seen. I 

 have frequently asked acquaintances in the 

 country to g-ive the name of this bird, which 

 was screaming- in the woods, and have met 

 with very few who could name the bird, 

 thoug-h several observing- country lads could 

 describe the plumage and habits in a manner 

 to show that they had studied it. 



All of the flycatchers have uncouth, strident 

 notes, and thoug-h some of them have redeem- 

 ing- qualities in strains of rare sweetness, this 

 species has no soft or ag-reeable notes. In 

 the month of May, as we walk in the woods, a 



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