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stump. So far as can be determined without removal from the stump, 

 it consists of a felted mass of soft materials lining the bottom of the 

 cavity. The other nest, removed from the nesting cavity by the col- 

 lector, consists chiefly of hair, with a few green parrot feathers and 

 bits of snake skin, the latter a usual component of the nests of various 

 species of Myiarchus. 



"The number of eggs to the set varies from two to four, one set 

 containing four, two sets two each, and three sets three each. They 

 are of the usual Myiarchus style, the ground-color being creamy white, 

 profusely marked with narrow longitudinal streaks of purplish choco- 

 late, most heavily at the larger end. There is a wide range of varia- 

 tion in the amount and color of the markings, in some of the eggs the 

 streaks covering much more than half of the surface, while in others 

 much the greater part of the egg is white." 



300. Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus). 



Myiarchus crinitus Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XII, 1898, 137 (" Santa 

 Marta"). — ^Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 142 (Bonda). — 

 Allen, Auk, XVII, 1900, 364 (Bonda; "Santa Marta," ex Bangs). — Nel- 

 son, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XVII, 1904, 29 ("Santa Marta Moun- 

 tains," winter, in range). — Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, IV, 

 1907, 613 (Bonda and Santa Marta, in range; references). 



Two specimens: Bonda and Mamatoco. 



The Crested Flycatcher is a winter resident, coming from the eastern 

 United States, but apparently not common so near the southern limit 

 of its range. Mr. Brown sent in but one specimen, presumably from 

 the vicinity of Bonda, and Mr. Smith only five from the same locality, 

 taken at dates varying from November i to February 27. It was met 

 with on but one occasion (April 26, 1912) by the writer, when a single 

 bird was taken at Mamatoco, apparently alone, in open woodland. The 

 late date of capture is remarkable, gince the species is known to reach 

 the United States in its northward migration long before this. 



301. Sayomis latirostris fumigatus Todd. 



Sayornis cineracea (not Tyrannula cineracea Lafresnaye) Sclater, Cat. Am. 

 Birds, 1862, 200 ("Santa Marta"). — Salvin and Godman, Ibis, 1879, 201 

 (San Jose).— Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XIV, 1888, 34 (" Santa 

 Marta," San Jose, and Minca). — Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XII, 

 1898, 135 ("Santa Marta"), 174 (San Miguel). — Bangs, Proc. New Eng- 

 land Z06I. Club, I, 1899, 78 (San Sebastian). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. 



