Birds of The Palisades Interstate Parle 57 
Mountain locality. It resembles the Wood Pewee, but can be 
readily distinguished from the latter by the different call, consisting 
of the syllables “ phee-wee ” uttered in nervous, emphatic manner, 
generally with the accent on the leading syllable. It constructs 
a nest of mud, decorated with moss and lined with hair, on a hori- 
zontal beam or rafter, in the angle of a cornice, or under protect- 
ing boards or framework on bridges over running water. 
43. Chested Flycatcher. Myiarchvs crinitus (Linn.) 
The Crested Flycatcher is a common bird of the region, though 
not well known, despite its harsh, noisy calls and its activity in 
open surroundings. It is the largest of the flycatchers of this 
locality, and its markings make it prominent. Its upper parts are 
dark brown, the tail with a decided reddish tinge in flight; the 
throat and breast are ashy; the especial distinguishing color is 
the sulphur-yellow of the belly, together with more noticeable crest 
than marks any other of the flycatchers here. It frequents the 
broken margins of the woods along the river, lake, and mountain 
base, preferring tall trees with bare or dead branches in the top. 
44. Kingbird. Tyrannies tyrannies (Linn.) 
The Kingbird is a well-known summer resident of the Bear 
Mountain locality. It can be identified by its partially concealed 
crest, the blackish upper parts, white ‘of the tip of the tail, and 
grayish under parts, together with its clamorous calls, its pugna- 
cious disposition, and its flycatcher manner of sitting in an exposed 
station, on a telephone wire or bare tree-top, waiting to sally forth 
after a passing insect, or to give angry chase to a hawk or crow. 
45. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Archilochus colubris (Linn.) 
This hummingbird is a common summer resident of the Bear 
Mountain district. Because of its diminutive body, the showy 
metallic colors of the male, and general unmistakable characteris- 
tics and habits, the hummingbird is well-known and an object of 
special interest. The Ruby-throated species, the only humming- 
bird belonging to our eastern avifauna, may be known by the 
ruby-red color of its throat, and the bright green of the upper 
