EATON — BIRDS OF WESTERN NEW YORK 4! 



456. Sayornis phoebe (Lath.) Phoebe. 



Summer resident ; abundant. Apr. 5 — Oct. 15. Found about 

 dooryards and in vicinity of streams. Nest, in porches, eaves, sheds, 

 bridges or overhanging banks ; Apr. 20 — June 15 ; two broods ; 

 eggs 3-5. Beneficial, Hke all the flycatchers. 



459. Contopus borealis (Swains.) Olive-sided flycatcher. 



Transient visitant; rare. Canandaigua Lake, Oct, 22, 1898. 

 Orchard Park, 1885 — Berg. p. 13. Lockport, "rare" — Davison. 

 Penn Yan — Aub. p. 23. 



461. Contopus virens (Linn.) Wood pewee. 



Summer resident ; abundant. May 15 — Sept. i. Found in 

 groves, orchards and woodlands. Nest, saddled on limb of apple 

 tree, hemlock or maple, June 5 — July 20 ; eggs, 3-4. 



463. Empidonax flaviventris Baird Yellow-bellied flycatcher. 



Transient xisitant ; uncommon. Rare summer resident. Tully 

 Lake, summer of 1884 — A. W. Perrior, reporting the observation of 

 J. A. Dakin. Buffalo, "breeds" — Ottomar Reinecke. Lockport, 

 "rare" — Davison. Oneida Co., breeds, June 24, 1885 — R. & B. p. 

 126. Hulberton, Orleans Co., May 26, 1890 — Auk 16, 195. 



465. Empidonax virescens (Vieill. ) Green-crested flycatcher. 



Summer resident ; rather uncommon. May 1 2 — August. Syra- 

 cuse, tolerably common — A. W. Perrior. Auburn, "breeds" — Aub. 

 p. 23. Buft'alo, "breeds" — Ottomar Reinecke. Lockport, rare, 

 nest found June 14, 1887 — Davison. Ithaca, June 4, 1899 — T. L. 

 Hankinson. 



466a. Empidonax traillii ainorum Brewst. Alder flycatcher. 



Summer resident ; rather uncommon. May 10 — Aug. Reported 

 as not uncommon and breeding at Buffalo, Ithaca, Auburn and Utica. 

 The last record of its breeding is at Penn Yan, July 22, 1900, eggs 

 hatching — Verdi Burtch. 



467. Empidonax minimus Baird Least flycatcher. 



Summer resident ; common. May 6 — Aug. 20. Found in 

 orchards and groves. Nest, in apple tree or maple tree. May 20 — 

 June 30 ; eggs, 3-5. 



