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were, from the female flycatcher’s feeding tray—if she was in truth fed there 
by the male. 
We had hoped that the birds would nest in such a place that a series of 
photographs illustrating the life history of this species could be secured; but 
the slender nest branch swaying about in the wind, the distance of the nest 
Fig. 40. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEST CONSISTED OF BARE DEAD CYPRESS TWIGS AND A FEW 
DRY GRASS STEMS. IT WAS LINED WITH FINE DRY PINE NEEDLES, STIFF FIBROUS ROOTLETS 
AND HORSEHAIR. ALL FOUR EGGS WERE WELL MARKED ON ONE SIDE OR SURFACE, BUT 
WERE, PLAIN ON THE OTHER. 
from the tree trunk, and the clouds of smoke and soot from the nearby hotel, 
proved too serious handicaps, and the life series idea had to be abandoned. 
Through the generosity of Mr. McLean the four eggs together with the nest 
now constitute accession no. 1783, recorded as a gift from him, in the Univer- 
sity of California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. 
Berkeley, California, June 15, 1920. 
