o4 The Wilson Bui.letix — No. 55. 



95. Empidonax flaviventris. — Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Rare 

 migrant. .May 15, 1906, two seen. September 17, 1904, one seen. 



96. Empidonax virescens. — Green-crested Flycatcher. Fairly 

 common summer resident. Arrival: May 9, 1903; May 10, 1904; 

 May 11, 1906. Last, September 17, 1904. 



97. Empidonax traillii. — Traill's Flycatcher. Fairly common sum- 

 mer resident. Arrival: May 10, 1904; May 15, 1906. 



98. Empidonax minimus. — Least Flycatcher. Tolerably common 

 migrant. i\lay 10, 1904; May 15, 1906. 



99. Otocorys alpestris. — Horned Lark. A flock of seventeen seen 

 on January 2, 1904. 



100. Otocorys alpestris praticola. — Prairie Horned Lark. Resi- 

 dent. More common in winter. 



101. Otocorys alpestris hoyti. — Hoyt's Horned Lark. Two seen 

 March 15, 1905. They were not shy and easily recognizable. 



102. Cyanocitta cristata. — Blue Jay. Common resident. In the 

 spring of 1903 a pair nested in a rural delivery mail-box east of 

 Tiffin. 



103. Corvus brachyrhynchos. — American Crow. Resident. Sev- 

 eral large roosts were noted in the winter of 1904-5. Nests with five 

 fresh eggs April 5, 1905, with five incubated eggs April 21, 1906, and 

 four incubated eggs May 15, 1906. Four young May 10, 1904. 



104. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. — Bobolink. Common summer resi- 

 ident. Arrival: May 9, 1903; April 29, 1904; April 28, 1905; April 

 21, 1906, 5:30 p. m. Departure: September 15, 1902; September 18, 

 1903; September 22, 1904; September 8, 1905. 



105. Mojothrus ater. — Cowbird. Common summer resident. Ar- 

 rival: March 19, 1903; April 14, 1904; April 1, 1905; April 13, 1906. 

 From the middle of June until the end of August, 1905, there was a 

 Cowbird roost on Jefferson street, and as I sat in front of my house 

 every evening I could see at first the five or more advance scouts 

 coming in and circling around for a while, until they settled. Then 

 came troops numbering from 20 to 40, while over them at right an- 

 gles, enormous flocks of Crackles would fly to their roost at the 

 Heidelberg University campus. From the end of August on, however, 

 they deserted their own roost and joined the Crackles on the cam- 

 pus. In the fall they often mingle with the Bobolinks, while in the 

 spring they prefer the company of the Crackles and Red-wings. 



106. Agelaius phoeniceus. — Red-winged Blackbird. Common sum- 

 mer resident. Breeding records are too numerous to mention. Ar- 

 rival: March 19, 1903; March 10, 1904; March 15, 1905; March 25, 

 1906. 



107. Sturnella magna. — Meadowlark. Common summer resident. 

 A few always stay, even during the coldest winters. Six fresh eggs 

 June 3, 1904. 



108. Icterus spurius. — Orchard Oriole. A rather rare summer res- 



