Notes on Nebraska Birds 135 



present time the species is an uncommon, but not rare, breeder 

 east to the Missouri River. 



In central and western Nebraslva the Western Kingbird has, 

 of course, long been a common and characteristic breeder, along 

 all the wooded streams, both in trees and in brush, and in hack- 

 berry pockets in the sandhills. In the western village and ro\\n 

 parks it is very common everywhere. 



The first record for the state is that of Aughey, who in 1877 

 reported it as abundant in southwestern Nebraska, especially 

 along the Republican River, a status that has not changed dur- 

 ing the subsequent years. 



Cassin Kingbird Tijrannits voviftrans Swainson. 



Spreading eastward during the fall migration from its breed- 

 ing locations in the more elevated mountain valleys of southern 

 Wyoming, the Cassin Kingbird proved to be a rather common 

 migrant in the Pine Ridge of noi-thwestern Nebraska during Sep- 

 tember, 1919. In 1919 Mickel and Dawson collected this species 

 near Glen on September 6, at the mouth of Monroe Canyon on 

 September 12, and at Fort Robinson on September 20, the last 

 specimen from a flock of 8 or 9 birds. {Anted, xxxii, p. 75). 



Crested Flycatcher Mijiarrhiis crinitits criiiitus (Linnaeus). 



This flycatcher is a common, or locally rather abundant, sum- 

 mer resident and breeder along the Missouri River and in the 

 larger timber of its principal tributaries in eastern, and especially 

 southeastern, Nebraska, ranging up the Elkhorn to West Point, 

 up the Big Blue to Milford, up the Little Blue to Hastings, up 

 Salt Creek to Lincoln, etc. At Lincoln it is common from May 3 

 to August 22 and sometimes lingers until September 8. Nesting 

 records are in June. It was first recorded for the state by Thomas 

 Say, who found it at Engineer Cantonment in 1820. 



(Myiarchiis cinerascais ci)i< rascnis (Lawrence), the Ash- 

 throated Flycatcher, occurs commonly in Colorado and has been 

 taken at Cheyenne, Wyoming, hence may straggle into western 

 Nebraska.) 



Piioebe Haiiornis phorbc (Latham). 



An abundant summer resident and breeder over eastern Ne- 

 braska, west to about the 99th meridian, except in the Niobrara 

 valley, where it extends to the 100th meridian or a little beyond. 



The first state record is that of Thomas Say. who noted its 

 arrival at Engineer Cantonment on March 22, 1820. Aughey in 

 1877 recorded this species from Richardson, Lancaster and Da- 

 kota Counties, and indicated that it was confined rather closely 

 to the eastern counties. It now extends west commonly at least 

 to Hastings, Kearney, Neligh, Long Pine and Valentine. 



The Phoebe has been recorded at Lincoln as early as March 



