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of white-tipped tail. It has taken a notion to the orchards, 
frequently nesting in the hollow apple trees, in spite of the 
English Sparrow. 
Its arrival follows that of Kingbird within five days, both 
in the south and north. It generally lingers longer in au- 
tumn, not infrequently tarrying until mid-October at Ober- 
lin. 
164.. (456.) SAyorNIs PHBE (Lath.). 129. 
Phoebe. 
Synonyms: Sayornis fuscus, Muscicapa fuscus, Tyrannus fuscus. 
Pewee, Pewit, Bridge Pewee, Water Pewee, Pewit Fly- 
catcher, Phoebe Bird, Barn Pewee, House Pewee. 
Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 163. 
The Phoebe is almost a household bird in many parts of 
the state, nesting in barns and out-buildings. It also selects 
bridges, but still clings to its ancient nesting places when 
possible. Almost any rocky bluff furnishes a home for one 
or more pairs of Phcebes, whether a river gorge, a deserted 
quarry, or a natural rock face. 
While a true flycatcher it is one of the early spring birds, 
not infrequently announcing its arrival before the 20th of 
March at the lake shore. It rarely departs for the south 
before the leaves have fallen from the trees, which is late 
October. 
During the cold, snowy days of late March I have found 
Phoebe in the deep woods gleaning from the blossoms of 
the witch-hazel, or apparently eating the buds from a lin- 
den tree. 
165. (459.) NUTTALORNIS BOREALIS (Swains.). 130. 
Olive-sided Flycatcher. 
Synonyms: Sayornis borealis, Tyrannus borealis. 
Wheaton, Ohio Agri. Report, 1860, 1861, 379, 480. 
I find no records for this flycatcher east of Clarke county. 
While Dr. Wheaton throws some doubt upon the admissi- 
bility of the records upon which he gave the species a place 
in his catalogue, except Dr. Langdon’s statement for 1877, 
