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grass. This nest was similar in construction to the other, and also 
held three eggs. A third nest was in the midst of a tuft of swamp 
grass, made in the uniform style of structure, and also contained 
three eggs. 
38. Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos Brehm 
The Crow is common in the Guest House neighborhood, fre- 
quenting the basal portions of the mountains near the ravines. 
I he general habits of the 'Crow are characteristic everywhere. The 
plundering of a nest of the Baltimore Oriole in the Guest House 
yard has been mentioned as an example of the predatory tenden- 
cies of the Crow in the nesting season. 
39. Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata cristata (Linn.) 
The Blue Jay is common in the Guest House neighborhood, and 
is noticeable chiefly along the hillsides on the upper slopes of the 
mountains, and along the water-courses. The habits of the Blue 
Jay are characteristic in all localities where it occurs. 
40. Least Flycatcher. Empidonax minimus (W. M. & S. F. 
Baird) 
The Least Flycatcher is common in the Guest House neighbor- 
hood, frequenting the margins of the woods and the open hillsides 
supporting scattered clumps of bush and saplings interspersed with 
second-growth hardwood trees. Its call-notes are emphatic and 
its movements energetic; its flycatcher relationship is manifested 
by the flipping of its tail when perched. On June 12 I noticed a 
female flycatcher at work on a nest in a tree at the rear of the 
garage at the Guest House. The site was an upright fork on a 
slender oblique branch, about fifteen feet from the ground. The 
builder worked by sticking the material low on the outside of the 
structure, and then pulling the material up and around in place, 
thus building from the base upward on the exterior. On June 13 
the female again worked on the nest. As the walls arose, she would 
sit or stand in the nest, reach down on the outside, and pull the 
fibrous materials up into place, thus weaving them together, and 
shaping the nest to her form on the interior to proper curve and 
