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Hobble Bush. 



Viburnum Lantanoides, Mich., Fl. Araer., vol. i. p. 179. Fursh., Fl. Amer. Sept., vol. i. 

 p. 202. — Petandria Monogynia, Linn. 



This species, which grows in the woods, from Canada to Virginia, is 

 characterized by its large, suborbicular, subcordate, unequally serrate, acute 

 leaves, its dense cymes, and ovate berries, which are at first red, but ulti- 

 mately black. 



SMALL GREEN CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 



* Muscicapa acadica, Gmel. 



PLATE LXIL— Male and Female. 



The Small Green Crested Flycatcher is not abundant, even in South Caro- 

 lina, in the maritime parts of which it occasionally breeds. It merely passes 

 through Louisiana, in early spring and in autumn; but it is found distributed 

 from Maryland to the eastern extremities of Nova Scotia, proceeding per- 

 haps still farther north, although neither I nor any of my party observed a 

 single individual in Newfoundland or Labrador. 



It is a usual inhabitant of the most gloomy and secluded parts of our deep 

 woods, although now and then a pair may be found to have taken possession 

 of a large orchard near the house of the farmer. Almost as pugnacious as 

 the King-bird, it is seen giving chase to every intruder upon its premises, 

 not only during the season of its loves, but during its whole stay with us. 

 As soon as it has paired, it becomes so retired that it seldom goes farther 

 from its nest than is necessary for procuring food. 



Perched on some small spray or dry twig, it stands erect, patiently eyeing 

 the objects around. When it perceives an insect, it sweeps after it with 

 much elegance, snaps its bill audibly as it seizes the prey, and on realighting, 

 utters a disagreeable squeak. While perched it is heard at intervals repeat- 

 ing its simple, guttural, gloomy notes, resembling the syllables queue, queae, 

 ichooe, tchewee. These notes are often followed, as the bird passes from 

 one tree to another, by a low murmuring chirr or twitter, which it keeps 

 up until it alights, when it instantly quivers its wings, and jerks its tail a 

 few times. At intervals it emits a sweeter whistling note, sounding like 

 weet, weel, weet, will; and when angry it emits a loud chirr, 



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