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Couuty Eecords. — Audroscoggin, "fairly common summer resident" 

 (Johusoa) ; Cumberland, "uucommou summer resident" (Brown's Cat. 

 Birds of Portland, p. 17) ; Franklin, "rare summer resident'' (Swain) ; 

 Kennebec, "summer resideut" (Dill) ; Oxford, "breeds rarely" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "rare summer resident, usually ouly two or three individuals 

 observed in the course of a season" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "not uncom- 

 mon, breeds" (Homer) ; Somerset, "quite common summer resident'' 

 (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "very rare"' (Boardman) ; 

 York, "rare summer resident "(Adams). 



Genus SAYORNIS Bonaparte. 



191. (456). Sayornis phoebe (i>a?A.). Phoebe. 



A common snmmer resident which is locally known as "Bridge 

 Pewee" from its propensity for placing its nest nuder bridges, 

 where the beams overhead serve as a foundation for the domicile. 

 The names Phoebe and Pewee are given the bird on account of its 

 notes which resemble these words. 



County Eecords. — Androscoggin, "common summer resident" (John- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "seen at Fort Fairfield and Houlton" (Batchelder, 

 Bull. JSTutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 149) ; Cumberland, "common summer 

 resident" (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Han- 

 cock, "summer resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "visitant" (Xorton) ; Oxford, "breeds 

 commonly" (Xash) ; PeAobscot, "common summer resident" (Knight) ; 

 Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer 

 resident" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common summer resident" (Morrell) ; 

 Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "rare" (Boardman); York, "not com- 

 mon summer resident" (Adams). 



Genus CONTOPUS Cabanis. 

 Subgenus NUTTALLORNIS Ridgw. 



192. (459). Contopus borealis (Sivains.). Olive-sided Fly- 

 catcher. 



A snmmer resident chiefly confined to the Canadian fauna, else- 

 where it occurs quite commonly in the migrations. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "has been seen here" (Walters, The 

 Birds of Androscoggia Co., p. 23, ; Aroostook, "rather common at Fort 

 Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 149); Cumber- 

 land, "rare" (Mead); Franklin, "rare summer resident" (Swain); Ken- 

 nebec, "rare summer resident" (Dill); Knox, "summer" (Racklift'); 

 Oxford, "breeds rarely" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "tolerably common summer 

 resident" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Wasliiug- 

 ton, "not uncommon summer resideut" (Boardman). 



