232 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



rare. Otherwise I have no other spring records for New Jersey, 

 and very few for the fall, one at Newton (Hix), one at Montclair 

 (Rowland), three near Elizabeth (Urner). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Eight spring records in ten years, 



May 12, 1912 (Griscom and others) to May 29, 1915 (Rogers); 



fall observation defective, August 19, 1888 (Chapman) to 



August 23, 1888 (Chapman). 



WOOD PEWEE (Myiochanes virens) 



A familiar woodland species throughout the area, which 

 scarcely requires extended notice. It is one of our latest 

 spring arrivals. The first individuals appear about the height 

 of the migration, but the bulk of the breeding individuals do 

 not arrive until at least a week later. The bird is rare after 

 the middle of September. The wing-bars should always 

 eliminate the Phoebe. Size usually is sufficiently well marked 

 to eliminate any member of the genus Empidonax, and is 

 much better for this purpose than color, but even the experi- 

 enced observer is occasionally in doubt. The wings are longer 

 than the tail, however, and this generic character can be used 

 successfully in the field. 



Long Island. Common summer resident, (May 5) May 12 to 

 September 23, casually to October 13 and 19. 



ORIENT. Locally common or rare summer resident, April 

 30, 1913 to October 10, 1915; average arrival May 12. [The 

 April date is unprecedented L. G.] 



MASTIC. Fairly common summer resident. Noted once as 

 late as October 13. 



LONG BEACH. Rare transient; May 18, 1916 to May 28, 

 1914 (Bicknell); August 24, 1919 (Crosby) to September 25, 

 1919 (Bicknell) and October 5, 1919 (Crosby). 

 New York State. Common summer resident. 



CENTRAL PARK. Common transient, a pair or two still 

 breed; May 4, 1905 (Hix), May 6, 1909 (Anne A. Crolius), 

 May 11, 1914 (Anne A. Crolius) to October 1, 1914 (Hix) 

 and October 21, 1907 (Anne A. Crolius and Griscom). 



BRONX REGION. Now an uncommon summer resident, May 

 14, 1917 (C. L. Lewis) to September 20, 1916 (L. N. Nichols). 

 A specimen was collected near New Rochelle on December 

 13, 1900 (L. M. McCormick), a purely accidental occurrence. 



