BIRDS FOUND IN VERMONT. 23 



E. pusillus trailUi (And.). Traills Flycatcher. 



This fl\'catcher is rare, but it is known to occnr at St. Johns- 

 Iniry, Ide, Baleh. Dr. Cutting says that it lias been " Taken at 

 Bennington, Bethel, and in Connecticut river valley.'" Summer 

 resident. A nest has also been found in Burlington. 



E. minimus (Baird). Least Flycatcher. 

 Common summer resident. 



Family alaudid^e- larks. 

 Genus otocoris. 



0. alpestris (Linn.). Horned Lark. 



Rather common. Often migrant, but some remain through 

 the summer. A nest of the Horned Lark was found this spring, 

 1901, near the Experiment buildings in Burlington, In it were 

 three young — a week old — and yet it was on the 25th of April. 



0. alpestris jfyraticola (Hensh.). Prairie Horned Lark. 

 Prof. Eaton reports this species from Middlebury. 



Family cORVIDiE. jays, oroavs. 

 Genus cyanocitta. 



C. cristata (Linn.). Blue Jay. 

 Common resident. 



Genus perisoreus. 



P. canadensis (Linn.). Canada Jay. 



Not common except in the northern part of the State where 

 it sometimes breeds. 



Genus corvus. 



C. corax sinuatus (Wagl.). American Raven. 



This bird is found only in the extreme northern part of the 

 State. It is very rare, but several specimens have been killed. 



C. americanus (And.). Common Crow. 

 A very common resident. 



C. ossifragus (Wils.). Fish Crow. 



Mr. Balch reports this from Caledonia county. 



Family iCTERiDiE. blackbirds, orioles. 

 Genus dolichonyx. 



D. oryzivorus (Lum.). Boboliid<. Reed Bird. Rice 



Bird. 



Very common sunnaer resident. Appears the last of May. 



