1887.] PEOCEEDINGS Ob' UNITED STATES xXATlONAL MUSEUM. 2 09 

 Txocliilus calliope Gould. Cdlliopc IIuiiiiiiiiKjInnL 



This species was uot uiet with iiutil May 17, when two were obtained 

 ainotiiLj tlie above-mentioned wild flowers in company with TrocJiilus 

 ri(fi(s. J fonnd nests on the following dates: May 29, June and 12. 

 These were in trees on the bank of McCloud Eiver, and were observed 

 to be lichen-coated, to correspond with their situations. One of them, 

 so placed upon a decayed limb as to be completely sheltered by a larger 

 one immediately over it. was covered with as great a variety of ma- 

 terials as the nests of Trochilmunncv, and in a<lditiou to these had some 

 cast off skins of aquatic insects built into it. 



Fiiiuily TYKANNID^E. Tvkant FiA'CATcnEi;s. 



Tyrauiiua veiticalis Say. fVcutcrii Kbi<jhird. 



A very couimon summer resident of the settled and cultivated por- 

 tions of the country. lta[)peared at lied liluff A])ril 5, and was noticed 

 in the foot-hills of the Lower McCloud abont tiie last of the i^nth. At 

 the latter phice a nest of four eggs was found June *J. Another was 

 taken in the hills east of Eed Bluff a week earlier. These, ami all 

 others noticed, were in the near vicinity of houses. 



Myiarciius cinerascens Lawr. Jsh-UiroaJed Fli/calcJicr. 



This species ariived at Ked Bluff' April 25, and at Baird May 15. It 

 is comuion in summer, both in the Sacramento Valley aud in the chap- 

 airal and wooded country higher up. It was not found in the pine re- 

 gions of Mounts Shasta and Lassen. 



Sayoniis saya (nsniap.). Say'ts rhwbe. 



A cominou sutumer resident of the Upper Sacramento Valley, partic- 

 ularly iu the viciuity of Ked Bluff', where it was first observed March 

 11. It was uot fouad to iuhabit higher country. 



Sayornis nigricans (Swains. ). Blavk Phoebe. 



The Black L*ewee was noticed at Baird as early as February 21), 1SS4, 

 and the first nest of eggs was obtained April 21. It remained about 

 the buildings throughout the summer, usually raising two broods. 

 Found everywhere but in the mountains. 



Coutopus borealis (Sv.aluis. ). Olive-sided Flycatcher. 



Not uncommon in the pine forests in summer. I found it on one or 

 two occasions as high as the timber-line on Shasta. Specimens were 

 rather hard to procure, owing to the great height which the bird main- 

 tained in the trees. It was seldom seen in the pineiies qf the Lassen 

 region. 



Contopixfj richardsoni (Sw.). Western IVood I'ewev. 



A comnion summer inhabitant of the foot hills and u}oi|ntaius. It was 

 uot obtained at Saird until May 28, and. \vas not WQti(?e(| at all iu t|iQ 

 Sacramento Valley. 



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