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height. On the evening of June 17 I noted that this nest seemed 
to be fully completed but apparently not yet in use, and later 
examination disclosed the fact that it was never used. 
41. Wood Pewee. Myiochanes virens (Linn.) 
The Wood Pewee is about as common in the Guest House neigh- 
borhood as at Bear Mountain. My notes concerning it in the 
Park interior added nothing of special interest relative to its habits, 
which are characteristic in all localities of its range. 
42. Phoebe. Sayornis pheebe (Lath.) 
The Phoebe is common in the Guest House neighborhood, attach- 
ing itself to the vicinity of the boathouses, bridges, and other 
buildings near water. A pair of Phcebes had a nest in the Guest 
House boathouse, on a sloping piece of rafter under a squared 
timber in the framework. 
43. Crested Flycatcher. Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.) 
The Crested Flycatcher is about as common in the Guest House 
neighborhood as at Bear Mountain. The general habits of this 
flycatcher are characteristic in all localities. 
44. Kingbird. Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.) 
The Kingbird is common in the Guest House neighborhood, fre- 
quenting the broken margins of the woods, with preference for the 
lake shores. At Kanahwauke Lake a pair of Kingbirds had a nest 
in the top of an old apple tree on an open shrubby point of lake- 
margin near the bridge, and the owners were working out from 
the sumach shrubs near the water around the edge of the point. 
45. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Archilochus colubris (Linn.) 
The Hummingbird is as common in the Guest House neighbor- 
hood as at Bear Mountain. There is nothing to be added to the 
comments concerning it given in Chapter III. 
