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but these records are probably not of the earliest arrivals, for the Say Phoebe 

 is one of the first birds to arrive in spring. 



On May 5, 1908, a nest with four partially fledged young was found 

 inside an old house near Prescott. The nest was placed on a ledge above 

 a closed window. The bird entered the house through an open window 

 and crossed two rooms to reach the nest. On June 19 a second brood was 

 found in this nest. One of the first brood was found dead in the room, 

 but the other three had probably been able to get out through the open 

 window. June 24, 1910, a nest containing young was found in the same 

 building, but in a different room, which the bird entered through an open 

 screen door. On May 16, 1908, a nest was found on a beam in a dirt cellar 

 in the hills near Prescott. All the nests were low and broad and included 

 horse-hairs and bits of cloth in their construction. 



Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — One was col- 

 lected Sept. 17, 1909, from the top of a high tree near Prescott. Others 

 were seen in an orchard on Aug. 7, and Sept. 5, 1915. A specimen in the 

 Whitman College collection was taken at Dayton on Aug. 24, 1900. 



Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. — 

 Common in the orchards and timber of the Touchet Valley near Prescott. 

 In 1915 they were last seen on Aug. 27. 



Empidonax difficilis difficilis. Western Flycatcher — Reported 

 by Snodgrass (1904, 229) to occur along the Walla Walla River and on 

 the Touchet River. On August 6, 1914, one was shot from a flock of 

 juveniles in heavy brush along Butte Creek in the Blue Mountains. 



Empidonax trailli trailli. Traill's Flycatcher. — Characteristic 

 of open brush and willow patches in the Touchet Valley east of Prescott. 

 Specimens were taken on June 18, 1908, and June 27, 1914. In 1915 they 

 were still present on Aug. 22. 



Empidonax hammondi. Hammond's Flycatcher. — A juvenile 

 was taken in lowland fir forest near Hompeg Falls on July 26, 1914. 



Empidonax wrighti. Wright's Flycatcher. — A number were seen 

 in the trees beside the Touchet River near Prescott on May 18, 1913, and 

 one specimen taken. In late July, 1914, old and young were numerous 

 in open places of the lowland fir forest at Hompeg Falls. One specimen was 

 taken on July 23, and on July 24 another was taken in brush on the side 

 of the canyon. 



(To be concluded.) 



