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ward. All the while, besides the snapping of the 
beak with a little cick, you can hear a faint peeping 
sound, as if the bird was fretful, and at stated and not 
long intervals the bisyllabic refrain that is much the 
same in all the species. After listening to them for 
many years, I believe that ¢skee-kee as nearly as may 
be describes their notes, the greater stress being laid 
on the first syllable. This bird is common in New 
Jersey, in woodland tracts, and will come into villages 
where there are abundant shade trees and in old 
church-yards. 
In Central New Jersey they build in trees at a few 
feet only from the ground, and secure the nest to 
two or more limbs that are growing in the same 
direction. Southward the bird is more abundant, 
and its place in New England is taken by the Least 
Flycatcher or “ Chebec,” a name derived from the 
song or utterance of this species. This species breeds 
abundantly in most parts of New England. Dr. 
Coues says, “It is not ordinarily found in gloomy 
woods like &. acadicus, nor even in heavy timber of 
any kind.” The bird’s nesting habits are much the 
same as those of the preceding. 
Another of these little fellows is Traill’s, which is 
a migrant, going into New England to breed, and of 
course away beyond, northward. The bird has some 
minor peculiarities that have to be closely studied 
to distinguish it, when alive, from the others. Thus, 
Mr. Maynard, a very close observer, calls attention 
to the se-w¢k of the least flycatcher being more 
rapidly uttered and in a lower tone than the 4e-zwi#th 
of the Traill’s. 
