THE BIRD BOOK 
469-J. Gray Flycatcher. Empidonax 
griseus. 
Range. — Lower California, north to southern 
California. 
This is a slightly larger species than the pre- 
ceding and is grayish above and paler below, 
with little or no tinge of brownish or yellow. 
As far as I can learn its eggs have not yet been 
taken. 
470a. Buff-breasted Flycatcher. Empi 
donax fulvifrons pygmceus. 
ground. 
Range. — Western Mexico, north to southern 
New Mexico and Arizona. 
This small bird, which is but 4.75 inches in 
length, is brownish gray above and brownish 
buff below. It is not a common species any- 
where, but is known to nest during June or 
July, on high mountain ranges, saddling its 
nest of fibres, covered with lichens, on horizon- 
tal boughs at quite an elevation from the 
The eggs are pale huffy white, unspotted, and measure .60 x .50. 
Vermillion Flycatcher 
471. Vermillion Flycatcher. Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus. 
Range. — Mexico, north regularly to southern Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. 
This is one of the most gaudy attired of all North American birds, being 
brownish gray on the back, wings and tail, and having a bright vermillion crown, 
crest and underparts. They are quite common in southern Texas, but far more 
abundant in the southern parts of Arizona. Their habits do not 
differ from those of other Flycatchers, they living almost exclu- 
sively upon insects. The majority of their nests can not be dis- 
tinguished from those of the Wood Pewee, being covered with 
lichens and saddled upon limbs in a similar manner, but some 
lack the mossy ornamentation. Their three or four eggs are Buff 
huffy, boldly blotched with dark brown and lavender, chiefly in a wreath about 
the middle of the egg; size .70 x .50. Data. — San Pedro River, Arizona, June 10, 
1899. Nest in the fork of a willow about 20 feet above the stream. Collector, 
O. W. Howard. 
472. Beardless Flycatcher. Camptostoma imberbe. 
Range.— Central America; north casually to the Lower Rio Grande in Texas. 
This strange little Flycatcher, several specimens of which have been taken in 
the vicinity of Lomita, Texas, is but 4.5 inches in length, grayish in color and 
has a short bill, the upper mandible of which is curved. It has all the habits 
peculiar to Flycatchers. Their eggs have not as yet been found as far as I can 
learn. 
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