: dioaiders and assumes a sleepy attitude until his shifting | 
| head gives him a glance at more food or his hunger is satis- 
fied and he returns to lower regions. There he may tease — 
you with another call “too-too-too” a long time before you | 
find him, as, in the branches, he is hard to locate. 
| ‘There are plenty of flycatchers in this corner of. fie i: 
| country for ten varieties are said to be here. They are all 
dark in coloring, have the same squatty shape, and a fashion © 
OL sitting very perpendicular, while their thick short necks 
gives them a clumsy look. They have a habit of raising the 
crown feathers when a little excited, which makes them seem 
to have crests; and the two kingbirds of the family found © 
in this region are really adorned with a hidden spot of orange 
as a topknot, which is shown when they defend their homes 
or are fearlessly attacking a hawk or human enemy. 
-Flyeatchers are a fascinating study; but even bird 
| specialists are not in a hurry to decide that a certain species — 
is the one they have seen or heard. A beginner may well — 
be satisfied when he can recognize any one of the group as 
a member of the nae and not teeth to decide on 1 the seal 
ticular Species. 
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