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yellow bars on each wing. The under parts are light greenish yellow, 

 brightest on the belly, and obscured by olive green on the breast and upper 



„ „ . „. . throat. The throat is always yellow. The bird is about 



Yellow-bellied r ., ,, ^r, •/ 



Flycatcher ^^ inches and three ntths in length. 



Empidonax flaviventris The nest IS placed on the ground, sometimes under 



Baird. -. . , . . . . 



a tree root, and again sunken in moss. It is made out- 

 wardly of moss and lined with fine grasses and plant fibres. The four eggs 

 are white, or pale buff, with many pale reddish brown markings, more numer- 

 ous at the larger end. They are two thirds of an inch long, and a little over 

 half an inch wide. 



YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 



The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is found in Eastern North America, as 

 far north as Southern Labrador. It breeds from the Northern United States 

 northward through its range, and winters in Eastern Mexico and Central 

 America. 



This is one of the earliest migrant Flycatchers to appear in the autumn, 

 as it comes back from its breeding grounds, south to New York and New 

 Jersey, in August. It seeks at all times dark and shady places in the wood- 

 lands. 



The Wood Pewee, while essentially a wood bird, frequents cultivated 

 grounds, especially lawns well shaded by large trees. Old apple orchards 

 are also favorite hunting and breeding grounds for these birds. 



