Lisping, jolly chatter. 
- Slender-billed Nuthatch, 542. 
Sides of head, neck and most of lower parts “itle: 
above, head black; back gray; F. duller. 
Notice—Straight, slender, dark bill with sient upper 
| tilt; nimble climber any direction. _ | 
aS Po eae coast district, U. S. and B. C. 
- Nest—Woodpecker holes. 
 Eggs—4-9 white, speckled. 
Slow “Yank, yank’, varied. 
Red-breasted Nuthatch. 
See Birds with Red in Plumage. + 
Water Ouzel. 
See birds found about water. _ 
Black-throated Gray Warbler, 5. : 
Streaked gray, black. and white; head anal throat black; 
back gray; white below. 
-Notice—Small yellow spot front of eye; two wing bars. 
Found—West of Rockies to Pacific, B. C. to Mex. 
Nest—Cone bearing trees, vegetation. 
Eggs—-4 creamy, spotted. ; 
“Woodsy zee-e, zee-e, tze, tze, tze.” 
6. Green or Olive Plumage. . 
- Olive-sided Flycatcher, about TY. 
Above slaty olive; darker wings, tail; below brownish; 
middle stripe and flanks whitish. 
Notice—Crest-like crown. 
Found—Coniferous forests of West. | 
-Nest—Trees,. twigs, rootlets, moss, lichens. | 
Eggs—2-4 creamy, spotted. 
Shrill ‘Just three days.” 
| Traill Flycatcher, 5%-6. : | 
Above brownish olive; breast olive; belly yellowish. 
Notice—Faint grayish eye- ring; whitish wing-bars} 
yellow on bend of wing. | 
Found—Western N. A. to Mississippi valley. 
Nest—Bulky vegetation, crotch of low tree. 
Eges—3-4 creamy white, splotched. 
i ‘““Sweet-chew.” | 
“Western Flycatcher, ae 6. | | 
Upper parts brownish olive; lower, straw yellow. 
Notice—Faint yellow eye- ring; two wing bars. 
- Found—Western N. A. from Rockies. 
_ Nest—Stumps, logs, rafters; varied materials. 
, et -4 ereamy white. 
