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bird from the nest. Brewster reports it as breeding under rocks 

 and earth banks in mountain region. At Chapel Hill wrongly 

 called "Cowbird'' by egg collectors. (Univ. Coll.). 



Genus CoxTOPUS Cabanis. 



*135. (459). C. borealis (Swains.). Olive-sided Flycatcher. 

 Taken in south-east corner of Macon countv bv Brewster. He 

 saw several pairs preparing to breed. Buncombe county, rare 

 transient (Cairnsj. 



*136. (461). C. vlrens (Linn.). Wood Pewee. Summer vis- 

 itor, generally distributed, common. (Univ. Coll.). 



Genus Empidonax Cabanis. 



* 137. (465.) E. acadius (Gmel.). Acadian Flycatcher. Com- 

 mon summer visitor in middle and mountain region. Brewster 

 says it is common below 3,000 feet. 



138. (467). E. minimus Baird. Least Flycatcher. Sum- 

 mer visitor, mountain region, generally distributed though not 

 common (vide Brewster and Cairns). 



Family ALAUDID.E. Larks. 

 Genus Otocoris Bonaparte. 



139. (474). 0. alpestris (Linn.). Horned Lark. Middle 

 region, winter visitor, sometimes very common. (Univ. Coll.). 



Family CORVID^. Crows, Jays, Magpies, Etc. 



Genus Cyanocitta Strickland. 



*140. (477). C. cristata (Linn.). Blue Jay. Resident, gen- 

 erally distributed, common. (Univ. Coll.). 



Genus CoRVUS Linnaeus. 



14L (486). C. corax sinuatus (Wagl.). Mexican Raven(?). 

 The following subspecies (C c. principalis) was separated from 

 C c. sinuatus by Ridgway since the latter was reported in the 

 State. Brewster and Cairns l)oth report the Raven from the 

 mountain retjion ; the former savs it is "common almost everv- 

 where above 3,000 feet." On the principle that the avian fauna 

 of the higher portions of the mountain region is similar to that 



