22 A PRELIMINARY LIST OP THE 



Family MiCROPODiDiE. the swifts. 

 Genus cHiETURA. 



C pelagica (Linn.). Chimney Swift. 

 Common summer resident. 



Family TROCHiLiDiE. humming birds. 

 Genus trochilus. 



T. colubris (Linn.). Ruby throated Hummingbird. 



A common summer resident. Appears about the middle of 

 May. 



Order PASSERES. i-erching birds. 

 Family tyrannid^e. flycatchers. 

 Genus tyrannus. 



T. tyrannus (Linn.). Kingbird. 



Common summer resident. Appears about the first week in 

 May. 



Genus mvriarchus. 



M. crinitus (Linn.). Greatcrested Flycatcher. 

 Common summer resident. Appears the first week in May. 



Genus savornis. 



S. ph(Bbe (Lath.). Phoebe. 

 Not rare summer resident. Appears about April 10th. 



Genus contopus. 

 G. horealis (Swaim). OHvesided Flycatcher. 

 Common summer resident. 



C. virens (Linn.). Wood Pewee. 

 Common summer resident. Appears towards the last of May. 



Genus empidonax. 

 £^. Jlaviventris (B^ird). Yellowbellied Flycatcher. 



A rare summer resident, it is said to nest in the northern 

 part of the State. 



£. acadicus (Gmel,), Acadian Flycatcher. 



This is a doubtful species. The only authority for its occur- 

 rence in the State is Dr, Cutting's statement that " It is rarely 

 seen in Vermont," 



