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located about filteen feet up in the elm tree, and observing her 

 snapping her insect prey from the air. 



Word of the tind was discreetly passed around, and the bird 

 ■was noted during the week by R. W. Dawson, R. H. Wolcott, 

 H. B. Lowry and other ornithologists of Lincoln. Only the fe- 

 male was observed, which remained in the vicinity of the nest 

 when not on it, and found diversion in chasing English sparrows 

 away and quarreling in a good natured way with a Western King- 

 bird. On June 7, R. W. Dawson noted that the bird was paying 

 but little attention to her nest, though remaining in the general 

 vicinity. On June 12 he noted that she had begun the construc- 

 tion of a new nest, in an elm tree in the same row. the seventh 

 tree to the north from the one in which the oiiginal nest was 

 located. The original nest had at this time been occupied by 

 English sparrows. The new nest was barely started on June 12. 

 By July 3 the new nest had been completed and it, too, was oc- 

 cupied by English sparrows, while nothing vcas to be seen of the 

 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, nor has the bird been observed by any- 

 one since. 



The writers are indebted to Dr. D. C. Hilton for the privilege 

 of placing his remarkable find on record, for this establishes the 

 species as a breeder, occasionally at least, some hundreds of 

 miles to the northeast of its previously recorded breeding range. 



Kingbird Tyrannus lijrannus (Linnaeus). 



The Kingbird is an abundant summer resident and breeder 

 over the entire state, and in every locality where there are anv 

 trees whatever to furnish it with nesting sites. It was first re- 

 corded from Nebraska by Thomas Say, who noted its arrival at 

 Engineer Cantonment on May 7. 1820. Maxmilian also noted it 

 along the Btirt Cotmty bank of the Missnttri River on May 6. 

 1833. In 1877 Aughey stated that it was abundant west to the 

 middle of the state, but from thence on to the westeiU line of 

 Nebraska occurred but sparingly. By 1900, however, the King- 

 bird was almost if not quite as common in suitable places in west- 

 ern Nebraska as it was farther east, except possibly along the 

 more heavily wooded eastern Nebraska streams 



In eastern Nebraska it arrives in late April or early May, nests 

 during late May and June, and departs in late August and Sep- 

 tember. At Lincoln it has been noted as early as April 25, and 

 is usually common after April 29. It frequently remains until 

 September 12, and sometimes lingers as late as September 22. 

 At Omaha it has been recorded from April 20 to September 15, 

 thus apparently arriving there a little earlier than at Lincoln. 

 At Neligh it arrives later and departs earlier than at Lincoln or 

 Omaha, the dates being May 1 to 10 and September 1 to 10. 

 iCanj, Proc. X. 0. V.. i. p. 25). 



