SMALL GREEN CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 
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Hobble Bush. 
Viburnum Lantanoides, Mich., FI. Amer.,'vol. i. p. 17 9. Pursch., FI. Amer. Sept., 
vol. i. p. 202.— Pentandria Monogynia, Linn. 
This species, which grows in the woods, from Canada to Virginia, is 
characterized by its large, suborbicular, subcordate, unequally serrate, acute 
leaves, its dense cymes, and ovate berries, which are at first red, but ulti- 
mately black. 
SMALL GREEN CRESTED FLYCATCHER; 
Muscicapa acadica, Gmel. 
PLATE LXH. — Male and Female. 
The Small Green Crested Flycatcher is not abundant; even in South 
Carolina, in the maritime parts of which it occasionally breeds. It merely 
passes through Louisiana, in early spring and in autumn; but it is found 
distributed from Maryland to the eastern extremities of Nova Scotia, pro- 
ceeding perhaps still farther north, although neither I nor any of my party 
observed a single individual in Newfoundland or Labrador. 
It is a usual inhabitant of the most gloomy and secluded parts of our deep 
woods, although now and then a pair may be found to have taken possession 
of a large orchard near the house of the farmer. Almost as pugnacious as 
the King-bird, it is seen giving chase to every intruder upon its premises, 
not only during the season of its loves, but during its whole stay with us. 
As soon as it has paired, it becomes so retired that it seldom goes farther 
from its nest than is necessary for procuring food. 
Perched on some small spray or dry twig, it stands erect, patiently eyeing 
the objects around. When if perceives an insect, it sweeps after it with 
much elegance, snaps its bill audibly as it seizes the prey, and on realighting 
utters a disagreeable squeak. While perched it is heard at intervals repeat- 
ing its simple, guttural, gloomy notes, resembling the syllables queae, queae, 
tchooe, tchewee. These notes are often followed, as the bird passes from 
one tree to another, by a low murmuring chirr or twitter, which it keeps 
up until it alights, when it instantly quivers its wings, and jerks its tail a 
few times. At intervals it emits a sweeter whistling note, sounding like 
weet, weet, weet, will ; and when angry it emits a loud chirr. 
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