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been so well and fully stated by Mr. Brewster,* we are apparently 

 justified in rejecting this name as unidentifiable. This leaves 

 the western bird, the Empidonax pusillus of authors and the 

 Empidonax traiUii traillii of Brewster, without a name, and we 

 take pleasure in bestowing upon it herewith the name Empidonax 

 trail! ii brewsteri, in recognition of Mr. Brewster's careful work 

 on these very difficult flycatchers. 



Two hundred and nine specimens of this subspecies have been 

 examined, from the localities that follow: 



British Columbia.— Victoria (June 4, 1892; June 13, 1894); 

 Comox (July 11, 1895); Gibson Landing, Howe Sound (July 

 28, 1897). 



Arizona. — Nogales (May 23, 1893) ; Santa Cruz River, 

 Mexican Boundary Line (June 2 and 8, 1893) ; Alpine (August 

 1, 1915); Fort Whipple (August 10 and 15, 1864); Clifton 

 (August 19, 1914); Lees Ferry (August 25, 1909); San Ber- 

 nardino Ranch, Mexican Boundary Line (August 17, 1893; 

 August 21 and 31, 1892; Sept. 5, 1892); San Francisco River 

 (August 21, 1914); Pinal County (Sept. 3, 1883). 



California.— Stockton (May 11, 1878; July, 1877); Mountain 

 Spring, Mexican Boundary Line, San Diego County (May 13, 

 1894); Fort Mojave (May 21, 1861); Jacumba, San Diego 

 County (May 23, 1894); Saticoy (May 24, 1873); Brawley 



(June 4, 1907) ; Kern County (June 8, ) ; Owen Lake (June 



9 and 12, 1891); Lone Pine (June 11, 1891); Hornbrook (June 

 15 and 16, 1897); Tulare Lake (June 20, 1907); Santa Barbara 

 (June 25, 1875) ; San Bernardino (June 26, 1910) ; Kern River 

 Lake (July 21, 1904, three nestlings); Donner Lake (July 25, 

 1900); Grafton (July 28, 1906); mountains near Camp Bidwell 

 (July 31, 1878) ; Grizzly (August 11, 1900); Marshalls (August 

 18, 1905); San Clemente Island (August 23, 1894); Fresno 

 Flat (August 30, 1904); Fort Tejon (August, 1875; Sept. 11, 

 1857) ; Bear Valley (1880). 



Colorado.— AVray (May 22, 1911); Fort Garland (May 28, 

 1873); Arvada, Jefferson County (June 12, 1904); Loveland 

 (June 26, 1891; July 26, 1895) ; Grand Junction (June 28, 1893) ; 

 Colorado Springs (July 1 and 3, 1882) ; Breckenridge (July 2 

 and 8, 1877) ; Pueblo (July 23, 1874) ; Clear Creek, near Denver 

 (August 6, 1911); Olivet, Jefferson County (August 8, 1911). 



*Auk, XII, No. 2, April, 1895, pp. 100-161. 



