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♦Wood Pewee (Horisopns virens) . A common summer resident of our 

 woods, arriving about Alay 15 and remaining until the latter part of Septem- 

 ber. 



♦Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Evipidonax flaviventris). A rather rare 

 spring and not uncommon fall migrant, arriving in ]\Iay and returning from 

 its northern home early in August. 



*Green-crested Flycatcher (Empidonax z'ircscens) . A common summer 

 resident of the Lower Hudson River Valley as far north as Sing Sing. On 

 Long Island it apparently breeds on the north shore, while there are but 

 two records for Connecticut, an adult taken at Suffield, June 24, 1874 (Mer- 

 riam, Birds, Conn., p. 58) and a nest with young at Greenwich, June 25, 1893 

 (Voorhees, Auk, XI, 1894, p. 259). A rare summer resident in the vicinity of 

 Plainfield, N. J. (Miller, MS). (See group, third floor). 



Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax trailli ahiorum). A rather rare migrant and 

 a local summer resident. A nest and eggs, not fully identified, but with little 

 doubt that of this species, was found by C. L. Brownell at Nyack, N. Y. At 

 Plainfield, N. J., W. DeWitt Miller has found this species a locally common 

 breeding bird (Auk, XVIII, 1901, p. 108; XX, 1903, p. 68). 



*Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus). A common summer resident; 

 it arrives about May i and remains until late in September. 



Family ALAUDID^. Larks. 



Skylark (Alaiida arvcnsis). Individuals of this species have from time 

 to time been liberated near New York City. In 1887 a small colony became 

 established near Flatbush, L. I., where a nest containing young was found 



(Dutcher, Auk, V, 1888, p. 180). With- 

 out apparent increase these birds evi- 

 dently manage to hold their own (Brais- 

 lin, Auk, XVI, 1899. p. 191 ; Bildersee. 

 Bird-Lore, VI, 1904, p. 204). 



Horned Lark ; Shore Lark ( Otoco- 

 ris alpcstris). A common winter resi- 

 dent along the coasts ; less common or 

 very rare in the Hudson Valley. 



Prairie Horned Lark {Otocoris al- 

 pestris praticola). This small race of 

 the Horned Lark is of rather rare oc- 

 currence in this vicinity. It is appar- 

 ently extending its range eastward and 

 there is one record of its having prob- 

 ably bred on Long Island (Dutcher, Auk, V, 1,888. p. 180), where it also occurs 

 during the winter. 



Fig. 14. HoRN'ED Lark. 



