TYRAXNID.K ;— TROCHILID.K ; CVPSELID.E ; CAPRIMULGID.E . jg-, 



proportion of parts, owing- to the relative smallness of the tarsi and 

 toes. 



The female parent of the nest which was secured is also large for 

 her sex and orives the followin^^ measurements, in like sequence to 

 the above : — 



June 26, '82. ? 5. 1 5 2.47 2.20 .62 .32 .38-.31 



KiiipidoiiJix Trailli (Aud ) Baird. Traill's Flycatcher. 



Seemingly one of 1 he characteristic birds of the higher valleys, in- 

 habiting growths of shrubbery and small trees, preferabh- in wet 

 ground, and consequently not found on the mountains. Its character- 

 istic notes were almost daily heard. The late Dr. Brewer has re- 

 ferred to a nest found in the Catskills by Dr. Merrill,'" one of the eggs 

 of which was nearly unspotted. 



Empidonax miiiiiniis Baird. Least Flycatcher. 



Not uncommon. In the absence of suitable surroundings to the 

 dwellers' cottages in the valley, they repaired to the shrubbery along 

 the roadsides and streams. 



FAMILY TROCHILID.^: HUMMING-BIPxDS. 



Trochilus eolubris L. Ruby-throated Humming-bird. 



Not uncommon; frequently observed remote from cultivated land. 



FAMILY CYPSELIDyE: SWIFTS. 



Chii^tura pelasgica (L.) Baird. Chimney Swift. 



Abundant through the valley; and even on the slope of Slide Moun- 

 tain beyond an altitude of 3,000 feet, their rapid chatter continued 

 above the tree tops. Mr. Burroughs alludes to a case of their nests 

 being glued to the rafters within a barn,t but from the abundance of 

 the birds in wild and uninhabited sections, it is evident that the 

 majority must here follow their primitive method of nesting ; cer- 

 tainly the luxury of housekeeping in a chimney must be unknown to 

 them. 



FAMILY CAPRIMULGID.^:: GOATSUCKERS. 

 Capri 111 iilgus vocif'erus Wils. \\ hip-poor-will. 



The Whip-poor-will was well known to residents, by whom its 

 notes were closeh' imitated. It was said to be frequent at the 



* Proceedings U. S. National Museum, II, 4. 

 f re[, acton, p. 2(). 



