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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Adult--Upper parts dark olive green; tail and wings dull grayish brown, the wings having two very pale yellowish bars; the belly lemon yellow, breast and side greenish yellow. Length--5.63.
Breeding Range--The more northern parts of the United States; not south of Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
The nest is made of moss, lined with fine grass and fine black roots and pine needles, usually imbedded in moss in the upturned roots of a fallen tree, or even in a decayed stump. 4 and possibly 5 eggs are laid; they are creamy white, speckled or spotted, chiefly at the larger end, with light chestnut. Size--.70 x .50.
Not very much is known of the breeding habits of this bird, comparatively few nests having been taken; breeding, as they usually do in the forests remote from civilisation, together with the fact that the nest is carefully concealed and therefore very hard to find, renders the studying of their nesting habits an extremely difficult task.
The breeding season probably begins in June.