Alt VIII I 1<"ii:li), Birds of Licking County. 139 



ORDER PASSERES. I'kkching 15ikds. 

 (Families lyraiinidae, Alaiididae, C'orvidae, Icteridae, ^"rin{^ilIidae, Tanagiidae, 

 ( liriindinidae. Ampelidae, Laniidae, Vireonidae, Miiioliltidae, Motacil- 

 lidae, Tioylodytidae, C'erlhiidae, Paridae, Sylviidae and Turdidae.) 



Family 'I^tannidap:. l^'iACArcm-'.RS. 



444. Tyrannus tyrannus (Lnin.). Kincuukd. Common summer 

 residfiit rr(jm A|iril to SeiJtemher. Breeds. 



452. Myiarchus crinitus {/.nut.). Crksiko Flycatcher. Common 



suiiinuT residi-iu lioni May to Se])leml)er. Hreeds. 



456. Sayornis phoeba [f.ith.]. PuofiM'".. Commnn summer resident 

 trom Marili to Nmciiiher. IJrreds. 



461. Contopus virens (Lain). WoiH) Pfavf.k. Common summer 



resid nt iVoiii M.iy to Seplemher. flrefdv. 



465. Empidonax virescens [Vwill.). Gkeen-cresteu Flycatcher. 

 Common siutiinHr residfiit tiom May to September. Creeds. 



466. Empidonax traillii (///'.). Traill's F"lycatcher. Common 

 summer resident Iroin May to Se|:)tem!)er. ISree 's at Ifass lake and the Lick- 

 ing reservoir. 



467. Empidonax minimus Raini. Least Flycatcher. Uncom- 

 mon s|iring and tall migrant. 



Family Alaudidae. Larks, 



474. Otocoris alpestrls (/^■'""■)- II<iR\i-.n I-akk. Tolerably common 



winter resident fioin XovemhfM' to .-Vjjril. 



474b. Otocoi'is alpestris practicola IL-nsIi. Prairie Horned Lark. 



Tolerably common summer resident from April to October. Breeds. 



Family Corvidae. Crows, Jays, etc. 



477. Cyanocitta cristata {Limi.). Blue Jay. Common permanent 



resident. Breeil--. 



483. Corvus americanus An'i. American Crow. Common sum- 

 mer resident from February to December. Some years a few remain through 

 the winter. 



Family IcTERinAE. RLACKBiRns, Orioles, etc. 



494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus [fJnn.]. Bof.olink. Tolerably common 

 summer resident from May to .September. Breeds. 



495. Molothrus ater (Bo<Li.). Cowrird. Common summer resident 

 from .Marcli to October. Breeds. 



