Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 



Near New York they nest about the beginning of June or end 

 of May. 



445. Gray Kingbird : Tyrannus dominicensis (Cmel.) 



Very similar to the preceding, but somewhat larger and with- 

 out the white at the tip of the tail. 



Btrcding Range — South Carolina, southward. 



The nest is not as large or compact as that of the common 

 kingbird; the materials used in its construction are much the same; 

 it is placed indiscriminately in bushes or trees, usually not very 

 far from water. 3 to 4 eggs are laid; they are pinkish buff, with 

 spots and blotches of dark brown and lilac. Size — 1. cox. 75. 



The breeding season begins in May. 



466a. Alder Flycatcher: Empldonax traillii alnorum 



Brewst. 



Adii/t—XJi^^er parts greenish brown ; under parts whitish ; grayish 

 on the breast ; tinged with yellow on the belly, and the sides 

 light greenish or grayish brown. Length — 6,09. 



Breeding Range — Northern New England and Michigan. 



The nest is built in the crotch of a small bush within eight 

 or nine feet of the ground, usually near water. It is composed of 

 grasses, weeds, bark, and plant-down, sometimes lined with horse 

 hair, and somewhat resembles the nest of the yellow warbler; it 

 is, of course, rather larger. The eggs, 3 to 4 in number, are white 

 or creamy white, dotted, spotted, or blotched, chiefly at their larger 

 end, with dark reddish or purplish brown. Size — .74X.51. 



This bird is the more eastern sub-species of Traill's flycatcher, 

 and resembles it closely. 



467. Least Flycatcher: Empldonax minimus Baird 



Eggs white or creamy, rarely speckled. 



See Page 174, Chapter IX. 

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