. Birds of South Dakota . ROBINS NEST. TWO FEMALE BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT THE BATH LIST AND DESCRIPTION 101 456. -Phoebe (Sayomis phoebe.) One should distinguish carefully between Phoebe andPewee; and one should not confuse the name Phoebe withthe phe-bee-ee-ee note of the Chickadee. The Phoebe is lighter colored than most Flycatchers of itssize. It always builds its nest under a bridge, when it can findone, plastering its half-saucer to the side of a beam like a BarnSwallow. Its note is an emphatic phee-bee, usually accom-panied with a nervous flirt of the tail. A summer resident. 457. Says Phoe
. Birds of South Dakota . ROBINS NEST. TWO FEMALE BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT THE BATH LIST AND DESCRIPTION 101 456. -Phoebe (Sayomis phoebe.) One should distinguish carefully between Phoebe andPewee; and one should not confuse the name Phoebe withthe phe-bee-ee-ee note of the Chickadee. The Phoebe is lighter colored than most Flycatchers of itssize. It always builds its nest under a bridge, when it can findone, plastering its half-saucer to the side of a beam like a BarnSwallow. Its note is an emphatic phee-bee, usually accom-panied with a nervous flirt of the tail. A summer resident. 457. Says Phoebe (Sayornis sayus.) A summer resident west of the Missouri River. Nearlyas large as the Kingbird, but gray above with black tail. Throatand breast gray, changing to a rusty brown on belly. 459. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Nuttallomis borealis.) This rare Flycatcher has been observed for several sum-mers at Pierre by Miss Sophia DeLand, Miss Abbie Whitneyand Mr. A. E. Beaumont. So certain of its identification arethey that we are glad to
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