. Birds of Michigan. Birds. 82 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN. Genus MYIARCHUS Great Crested Flycatcher, reduced. 190-452-(373), Myiarclius crinitns (Linn.). *Crested Flycatcher; Great Crested Flycatcher. Common; thi'ougout the state; May to Sept.; " Mackinac Island " (S. E. White); rather letiring in its habits; breeds; nests in holes in fence rails, usually in hollows of trees, or old Woodpecker holes; nests often contain cast skins of snakes as a portion of the fabric, as often noticed in our state; eggs four to six, yellowish white, scratched with purple. Genus SAYORNIS B
. Birds of Michigan. Birds. 82 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN. Genus MYIARCHUS Great Crested Flycatcher, reduced. 190-452-(373), Myiarclius crinitns (Linn.). *Crested Flycatcher; Great Crested Flycatcher. Common; thi'ougout the state; May to Sept.; " Mackinac Island " (S. E. White); rather letiring in its habits; breeds; nests in holes in fence rails, usually in hollows of trees, or old Woodpecker holes; nests often contain cast skins of snakes as a portion of the fabric, as often noticed in our state; eggs four to six, yellowish white, scratched with purple. Genus SAYORNIS Bonap. 191 45-(;57i)). Sayoriiis phcfbe (Lai/i.). *PmEBE; Pewee; Bridge Bird; House Pewee; Pewit Flycatcher. Very. common; probably throughout the entire state; "Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); " Iron Mountain "' (); '• Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); breeds very abundantly; nests in May, under Vjridges or porches, in out hovises, etc.; eggs five to seven, pure white occasionally with brown spots at large end; one of our best known and most familiar birds; its plaintive note is known to all. Genus CONTOPUS Cab. 102-4»'>1)-(.*J8()). Contopiis borealis (Swain.). Olive-sided Flycatcher. Rather rare; throughout the Southern Peninsula; April to Aug.; "rare in Kalama- zoo County" (Dr. M. Gibbs); taken by Dr. M. Gibbs in Ottawa County, May 21, 1879 (Bull. Muttall Ornithological Club. Vol. IX, p. 186); '"very common in many northern counties" (C. J. Davis); "abundant at Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); Mr. A. Durfee found a nest in Wayne County in 1889; nests in June, in trees; eggs three to five, as in next species except Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916; Michigan. State college of agriculture and
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