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20. Myiarchm crinitus. Crested Fl3'catcher. — Rare. Only 

 one or two seen around farm buildings. 



21. Sayornis phoehe. Phoebe. — Observed only in the more 

 open and settled portions of the country traversed. 



22. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Abundant, particularly 

 in the deep woodland, where it was the most characteristic Fly- 

 catcher. 



23. Contopus horealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — A Flycatcher 

 thought to be this species was observed June 23 at Tamarack 

 Swamp, perched on the dead top of a tall hemlock. Unfortu- 

 nately I failed to get within gun-shot, but as far as Mr. Brown 

 and I could observe through the opera glass, we felt certain of 

 the identity. It was certainly a Flycatcher, and not one of the 

 conmion species. 



24. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Very common 

 along the roadsides, about houses, and in the open clearings, 

 where it seemed to be one of tlie characteristic birds. 



25. Otocoris alpcstris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — An 

 adult male was shot in the open country between New Bergen 

 and Germania, Potter Co. , June 27, while another was observed 

 the same day in an upland meadow near Germania. As further 

 evidence of the increasing abundance of this bird in the eastern 

 part of the country, it may be of interest to note here the occur- 

 rence of another pair at Dimock, Susquehanna Co., on July 4, 

 1900. This makes the second record for the county, the first 

 being a bird observed near Dimock, July 6, 1896. 



26. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — Tolerably common. 



27. Cumus americanus. American Crow. — Common every- 

 where. 



28. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — Not a single individual 

 was observed during our entire trip, though one would expect 

 to find it in the high upland meadows around Germania, Potter 

 Co. , where the elevation is about 1900 feet. 



29. Agelaius phaniceus. Red- winged Blackbird. — Several 

 pairs, evidently breeding, were observed in some cleared 

 meadows along the lower Kettle Creek Valley. These and 

 another pair near New Bergen were the onlj^ ones noted during 

 the trip. 



