164 BIRDS OF NOVA SCOTIA—DOWNS. 
Abundant summer resident. Makes a nest of a very log-house 
style of architecture. 
Suborder TrocHiLti. Humming Birds. 
Famity TROCHILIDA. Hummine Birps. 
Genus FROcHILUS Linnzeus. 
Subgenus TROCHILUS. 
151. Trochilus colubris Zinn. (428). Resy-THroatep Hum- 
MING Brrp. 
Abundant summer visitor. Arrives as soon as the Red Maple 
(A. rubrum) is in blossom. 
OrDER PASSERES. PERCHING BiRDs. 
Suborder CLAMATORES. Songless Perching Birds, 
Famity TYRANNIDA. Tyrant FLYEATCHERS. 
Genus TYRANNUS Cuvier. 
152. Tyrannus tyrannus (Zinn.) (444). Krye-Birp. 
Common inland but rare about Halifax. Summer. Several 
of these birds regularly visit the residence of Mr. H. Piers at 
Willow Park, Halifax. 
Genus ContToprus Cabanis. 
Subgenus NUTTALLORNIS. 
153. Contopus borealis (Swains.) (459). Ontve-stpep Fry- 
CATCHER. 
Common summer resident. 
Subgenus CoNnTopPus. 
154. Contopus virens (Zimn.) (461). Woop Prwer. 
Common summer resident. 
Genus EMPIDONAX Cabanis, 
155. Empidonax flavinentris Baird. (463). Yernow-Bennisp 
FLYCATCHER. 
Common summer resident. 
156. Empidonax pusillus traillii (Avd.) (466a). Trarr1’s 
FLYCATCHER. 
Rather common. Summer resident. 
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