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dant everywhere in the woods and common about the trees on the 

 flat between the river and tlie town. About the first of September 

 they left for tlie soutli. 



Genus Sayornis Bon. 



63. S. fuscus Bd. BijiDGE Pewee. Common about the out- 

 sliirts of the town and along the river, on the flat. 



Genus Contopus Cab. 



64. C. virens Cab. Wood Pewee. Abundant everywhere in 

 woods. 



Genus Empidonax Cab. 



65. E. pusillus var. trailli Bd. Traill's Flycatcher. Found 

 in the bottoms, but in smaller numbers than the following. 



66. E. acadicus Bd. Acadian Flycatcher. Usually found in 

 the gloomiest portions of the bottoms, where it was common. 



Family ALCEDINID^ai. 

 Genus Ceryle Bote. 



67. C. alcyon Boie. Kingfisher. Very common about the ponds 

 in the bottoms and along the rivers. 



Family CAPRIMULGID^. 

 Genus Chordiles Sw. 



68. C. popetue Bd. Night Hawk. Not observed until about 

 September first, when it became abundant. (Jencks.) 



Family CYPSELID^. 

 Genus Chsetura Steph. 



69. C. pelagica Bd. Chimney Swift. Exceedingly abundant. 

 About dusk they would pour forth from their hiding places by hun- 

 dreds and come swooping and darting over the town in such count- 

 less numbers that the air seemed filled with them in every direction. 



Family TROCHILID-E. 

 Genus Trochilus Linn. 



70. T. colubris Linn. Ruhy-throated Humming Bird. Plen- 

 tiful about the bottoms. Fully developed eggs were taken from the 

 females the last of July. 



