Migration Records for Kansas Birds 11 



March 25. Observed daily thereafter. Last noticed on September 

 30, 1916. Museum has specimens taken September 27 (3), Republic 

 County; October 2, Lane County; October 14. Cloud County. 

 457. Sayor7iis sayiis — Say's Phcebe. 



A common summer resident in western Kansas. No migration- 

 records. 

 459. Nuttallornis lorealis — Olive-sided Flycatcher. 



Rare summer resident. Taken May 12, September 5 and 8.. 

 (Museum.) 



461. Myioclianes vircns — Wood Pewee. 



Quite common in summer. Observed April 1 and 24, 1917. Sel- 

 dom seen until May 16. Observed daily after that date. Museum 

 records show April 2. Last seen. 1916. September 22. Museum 

 reports. September 5. 19. (three seen) 20, 30. 



462. Myiochancs richardsoni ricliardsoni — Western Wood Pewee. 

 Rare summer resident western Kansas. No records of migration.. 



465. Empidonax vircsccns — Acadian Flycatcher. 



Classed as not uncommon in summer in eastern Kansas. Museum 

 has specimens taken May 5, 8, 14, etc., and September 15. 



466. Empidonax trailli trailli — Traill's Flycatcher. 



In western part of state, common through summer, in easterrt 

 it is fairly so. One record May 3, Neosho Falls. 

 466a. Empidonax trailli alnorum — Alder Flycatcher. 



Rare summer resident. One record May 12. , 



467. Empidonax minimus — Least Flycatcher. 



A common migrant. Museum records give May 18. Comanche 

 County; May 21, August 30; September 14. 15, 17, Norton County. 



Family ALAUDIDAE— Larks. 

 474b. Otocoris alpestris pratacola — Prairie Horned Lark. 



This lark is a common winter resident, a few remaining over for 

 the summer. Still common (1917) April 22. May have remained 

 somewhat later. Migrants appear from north November 20 or 

 earlier. 

 474b. Otocoris alpestris praticola — Prairie Horned Lark. 



Permanent resident. Replaces the preceding in the western part 

 of the state. Occasional in eastern Kansas. 



Family CORVIDAE — Magpies. Crows, Jays, Etc. 

 475. Pica pica hudsonia — Magpie. 



Rare winter visitant, chiefly western Kansas. 

 477. Cyanocitta cristata cristata — Blue Jay. 



An abundant resident. Perhaps more than four-fifths of the 

 jays leave in the fall, but they may be seen almost any day in 

 winter, sometimes in flocks of considerable size. During the fall 

 migration of 1916, from September 5 to 27, they were very abun- 



