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1 27. Empidonax minimus Baird. Least Flycatcher. 



An abundant sunmier resident, arriving early in May (May 5, 1S77), 

 and remaining till late in September. Breeds abundantly in gardens 

 throughout tlie city. 



1 28. Empidonax flaviventriS Baird. Yellow-bellied Flj'catcher. 



Not uncommon during migrations; arrives about the middle of 

 May (^lay 20, 187G), remaining till the last of the month, and Mr. 

 Grinnell tells me he has* seen it in early June. Have taken it in fall, 

 about the middle of September (Sept. 17, 1875). Not known to 

 bleed. 



Family, CAPRIMULGID^. 



129. Antrostomus VOCiferUS (Wilson) Bonaparte. Whippoorwill. 



A common summer resident. Arrives early in May (May 2, 1877, 

 Osborne). Nocturnal, spending the day on the ground beneath some 

 tree, or among thick bushes. When disturbed, its flight is short and 

 irregular, and it may easily be shot. The Stadtiutiller Brothers have 

 an unusually pale set of eggs taken on jMill Rock (near New Haven) 

 May 30th, 1875. "They were not placed by the side of a rock or 

 log, as Samuels says."* 



130. Chordeiles Virginianus (Brisson) Bonaparte. Night-hawk; 



Bull-bat. 



A common summer resident, arriving early in May (May 11, 1875, 

 Sage). Mr. W. W. Coe has taken its eggs as late as June 23d (1 872). 

 By no means strictly nocturnal like the last, but may be seen, espe- 

 cially in autumn, flying about high in the air and constantly uttering 

 its peculiar cry, at any hour of the day, though generally preferring 

 the twilight. Commonly roosts on old logs or horizontal limbs 

 (sometimes quite high u)») on which they lie longitudinally. 



131. Chaetura pelagica (Linne) Baird. Chimnej' Swift. 



An abundant summer resident, arriving in April or May (April 

 14, 1876, Osborne; April 30, 1877, May 5, 1874, Portland, Sage; 

 INlay 8, 1874), and remaining till late in September (Sept. 27, 

 Osborne) ; breeds abundantly in old chimneys. Before the days of 



* MS. notes of the Stadtmiiller Brothers. 



