178 THE BIRDS 
GENUS MYIARCHUS. 
[452]. Myiarchus crinitus (Linneus). Crested 
Flycatcher. 
[Snake Bird]. 
Rance.—Eastern North and northern South America. 
Breeds from upper edge of Transition zone in southern 
Manitoba, central Ontario, southern Quebec, and New 
Brunswick south to southern Texas and southern Florida; 
winters from eastern and southern Mexico to Panama and 
Colombia; accidental in Wyoming and Cuba. 
Arriving the last week in April (about the 21st), the 
Crested Flycatcher commences a round of the suitable 
knot holes for a nesting site. One may look for them in 
most any unlikely place, from a bird box down to a tin 
can stuck on a stub limb of a tree. Natural cavities and 
deserted woodpecker holes form their usual abode, how- 
ever. The nest is composed of twigs, grasses, pine needles 
and weed stems, lined with feathers, fine rootlets and 
snake skins. The characteristic mark of this flycatcher’s 
nest is his snake skin; how he manages to always find 
one is a mystery I can not solve. Three to five eggs of 
a shiny buff color are laid, profusely lined, blotched and 
spotted with a dark shade of reddish-brown and _ lilac 
over the entire surface. Size, .85x.65. The height of 
nesting site varies from six to thirty feet from the 
ground. Only one brood a season. Fresh eggs May 20th 
to June 15th. <A pair oceupying regularly a nesting box 
placed in a tree on my front lawn, afforded much 
amusement by watching them catch and pick to picces the 
large June bugs (Lachnosterna). Their size, crest, and 
