V °'i90? IV ] Fleming, Birds of Toronto, Canada. ^7 



168. Sayornis phoebe. Phcebe. — Common summer resident, April 

 2 to October 22; breeds. 



169. Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Rare spring 

 migrant, May 18 to June 3; earliest May 10, 1900 (J. Hughes Samuel); 

 one was shot on August 9, 1899, by Mr. John Bunker. 



170. Horizopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Summer resident, fairly 

 common, April 3 to September 26; breeds (June 14, 1902, July 1, 1892). 



171. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — 

 Regular migrant, usually not very common, May 20 to 31; latest spring 

 record June 15, 1894; earliest fall record July 27, 1893; usually from 

 August 14 to 25. 



172. Empidonax traillii alnorum. Alder Flycatcher. — Rare 

 spring migrant, May 13 to June 5; earliest spring record April 18, 1906; 

 one seen September 22, 1906. 



173. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Common migrant, 

 May 9 to 24 (May 13 to 29, 1906), August 13 to 27; breeds (June 6, 1897, 

 Carleton West). 



174. Otocoris alpestris. Horned Lark. — This was the original 

 form here and probably bred as late as 1886. I have examined three 

 specimens taken since then, two in 1889 (September 28 and October 12), 

 and one taken October 24, 1891, which is the last record. 



175. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — Com- 

 mon resident, February 2 to October 22; breeds commonly, April 10 to 

 June 15. This form is a comparatively recent arrival; Mcllwraith gives 

 the date at Hamilton as between 1871 and 1873; ' hoyti has not been 

 found here. 



176. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay.— Resident, sometimes abun- 

 dant; rather rare breeder; nest May 15," 1892. 



177. Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay. — In the winter of 1839- 

 40 a considerable migration of this jay occurred at Toronto, and is recorded 

 by the late Hon. G. W. Allen. 2 This is the migration referred to by Mr. 

 Ernest Seton 3 on the authority of the Rev. John Doel as occurring in the 

 winter of 1836-37. Mr. Doel says, "the bird was previously unknown 

 in the district and has not since been observed." Specimens from this 

 migration are in my collection. There are no further records till October, 

 1904, when another migration visited southern Ontario and a number of 

 birds were taken at Toronto and other points on Lake Ontario. I have 

 given a full account of this elsewhere. 4 



178. Corvus corax principalis. Northern Raven. — At one time 

 abundant along the north shore of Lake Ontario, but they disappeared 

 at a very early date. A letter written at Port Hope (62 miles east of 



1 Nuttall Bulletin, VIII. 1883, 143. 



2 Canadian Journal, I, 1852-53, 167-72. 

 a Auk, II, 1885, 335. 



* Ontario Natural Science Bulletin, I, 1905, 11, 12. 



