142 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



There is little doubt that this subspecies occurs in our state 

 in its passage from summer to winter quarters and vice versa, 

 but it remains to be shown to what extent, since the two sub- 

 species cannot be distinguished with certainty without the use 

 of compasses. Since the above was written Mr. E. S. Woodruff 

 captured a female Flycatcher at Grandin, Carter Co., which 

 Dr. J. A. Allen and Dr. Jno. Dwight identified as belonging to 

 this subspecies. 



467. Empidonax minimus Baird. Least Flycatcher. 



Tyrannula minima. Chebeck. 



Geog. Dist. — Eastern North America, west to Colorado, Utah, 

 Wyoming, Montana and Alberta; north to Newfoundland, 

 Oxford Lake, Keewatin and Fort Simpson, Mackenzie. Breeds 

 from North Carolina, northern Ohio and Indiana, Nebraska and 

 Wyoming northward. Winters in Central America and Panama. 



In Missouri a fairly common transient visitant from April 28 

 to the third, seldom to the fourth, week of May (June 3, 1907, 

 St. Louis). A few days earlier in the south (Shannon Co., 

 April 24, 1904, W. G. Savage); a few days later in the north 

 (April 28 to May 5, Keokuk, E. S. Currier). In fall migration 

 from August 24 to the middle of October (October 14, 1885, 

 St. Louis; October 20, 1902, Jasper Co., Savage). As Mr. Chas. 

 K. Worthen has taken this species during the breeding season at 

 Warsaw, 111., it may be found to be a rare breeder in the most 

 northern part of Missouri. Mr. T. M. Trippe mentions it as 

 breeding in large numbers in Mahasca Co., Iowa, in 1872. 



Suborder Oscines. Song Birds. 

 Family Alaudidae. Larks. 

 474. Otocoris ALPESTRis (Linn.). Horned Lark. 



Alauda alpestris. Eremophila alpestris. Alauda cornuta. Eremophiia 

 cornuta. Shore Lark. Snow Lark. 



Geog. Dist. — Northeastern North America, Greenland and 

 Old World. In winter south in LTnited States to the Carolinas, 

 Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska. 



The status of the difTerent kinds of Horned Larks found in 

 Missouri in winter needs further investigation and corroboration 

 of the statement that this subspecies is a winter visitant in the 



