io,
common S.R., Apl. 20-Sept. 15. Glen Ellyn, fairly
common S.R., Apl. 16-Sept. 6. SE. Minn., common
S.R., Apl. 26-Aug. 31.

A valiant defender of his home who, at the approach of Crow or Hawk,
utters his steely, chattering, battle-cry and sallies forth to attack.
Fearlessly he plunges down on an enemy many times his size who dodging
this way and that beats a hasty retreat before his active, aggressive
assailant. In the fall migration Kingbirds gather in loose flocks.

The nest is placed near the end of a branch about 20 feet up; the 3-5
white eggs spotted with dark brown, are laid in May.

GRAY KINGBIRD

_Tyrannus dominicensis dominicensis. Case 7, Fig. 7_

Resembles the Kingbird but is lighter gray, and
the tail lacks the conspicuous white tip.

_Range._ West Indies, nesting north through
Florida to southeastern South Carolina; winters to
South America; reaches Florida early in May.

A not uncommon summer resident in parts of Florida and the coastal
region of Georgia and South Carolina, with the general habits and
appearance of our Kingbird, but with a quite different call which
suggests the words _pitirri-pitirri_. It nests in May, laying four
salmon-colored eggs, marked with dark brown and lilac.

CRESTED FLYCATCHER

_Myiarchus crinitus. Case 7, Fig. 5_

The reddish brown tail-feathers may sometimes be
seen and the crest is usually evident. L. 9.

_Range._ Eastern North America; nests from Florida
to Canada; winters in the tropics, reaching
Florida on its northward journey in March.

Washington, very common S.R., Apl. 20-Sept. 29.
Ossining, common S.R., May 7-Sept. 12. Cambridge,
rare S.R., May 15-Sept. 11. N. Ohio, common S.R.,
Apl. 25-Sept. 15. Glen Ellyn, not common S.R., May
1-Sept. 18. SE. Minn., common S.R., Apl. 25.

A character of the woods distinguished alike by appearance, voice and
habits. His crested head seems too big for his body; his exclamatory
whistle, which sounds like a shout above a monotone of conversation, his
habit of always lining his nest with a cast-off snake skin, all mark him
as an odd genius. Even his wife's eggs, with their long chocolate
streaks, are quite unlike any other birds' eggs. They are laid in a hole
in a tree in May or June.

PHOEBE

_Soyornis phoebe. Case 4, Fig. 52; Cas