Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

CRESTED FLYCATCHER.

452. Myiarchus crinitus. 9 inches.

This is more an eastern bird, but is found in Texas and down through Central America. They nest in cavities of trees, it being made of twigs, weeds, grasses, and invariably a piece of snake skin. They lay from four to six eggs of a buff color scratched and spotted with rich shades of brown and lavender (.85 × .65). (Not illustrated.)