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 (Gmel.) 
Very similar to the preceding, but somewhat larger and with- 
out the white at the tip of the tail. 
Breeding 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—1.00 x .75. 
The breeding season begins in May. 
466a. Alder Flycatcher: Empidonax traillii alnorum 
Brewst. 
Adult—Upper 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.o9. 
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: Empidonax minimus Baird 
Eggs white or creamy, rarely speckled. 
See Page 174, Chapter IX. 
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