THE BIRD BOOK 
453. Arizona Crested Flycatcher. 
Myiarchus magister magister. 
Range. — Southern Arizona and New Mexico, south 
through Mexico. 
This bird is very similar to, but averages slightly larg- 
er than the Mexican Flycatcher. Its nesting habits are 
the same and the eggs cannot be distinguished from 
those of the latter, the nest being most frequently found 
in giant cacti. 
453a. Mexican Crested Flycatcher. Myiarchus 
magister nelsoni. 
Range. — Mexico, north to southern Texas. 
This species is similar to the last 
but is considerably paler. They are 
common in some localities, nesting 
in holes in trees or stumps, often 
those deserted by Woodpeckers. 
Their eggs are like those of the last 
but average paler. Data. — Corpus 
Christi, Texas, May 10, 1899. Nest 
in hole in telegraph pole; made of 
red cow hair, feathers and leaves. 4 eggs. Collector, Frank B. Armstrong. 
453 — 454 
Pale buff 
454. Ash-throated I lycatcher. Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens. 
Range. — North America, 
west of the Plains and 
south of Canada. 
Similar to the others of 
the genus but grayish 
brown above and with the 
underparts much paler, the 
throat and breast being 
nearly white. Like the 
others they nest in cavi- 
ties in trees, either natur- 
al or ones made by Wood- 
peckers. Their four to 
five eggs are lighter in 
color than those of crin- 
itus but cannot be dis- 
tinguished from those of 
the Mexican Crested Fly- 
catcher. 
Buff 
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