ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 235 



MASTIC. No definite record ( J. T. Nichols) . 

 LONG BEACH. No record. 



New York State. Formerly a common summer resident almost 

 throughout; now extirpated, unless still surviving in northern 

 Westchester County; otherwise a rare transient. Recorded May 

 10 to August 27 at Ossining (Fisher). 



CENTRAL PARK. Several pairs bred in 1892 (Chapman). 

 From 1900 to 1910 apparently uncommon but regular in spring; 

 since then rapidly decreasing and not recorded definitely in 

 several years. Chiefly in late May, but scarcely any singing 

 records; early June, about 1904 (Anne A. Crolius in verbal 

 statement to writer). No definite fall records. Most of the 

 spring observations worthless, and all those published definitely 

 known to be worthless. 



BRONX REGION. Formerly a common summer resident, 

 May 13, 1887 (Dwight) to September 19, 1885 (Dwight); 

 only three definite records in recent years, based on singing 

 birds; June 9, 1915 (E. G. Nichols), June 3, 1917 (L. N. 

 Nichols), June 3, 1920 (Griscom). 



New Jersey. Bred formerly at Plainfield and Englewood, now 

 apparently gone; a few pairs still breed near Newton; practically 

 unknown in recent years elsewhere in our area. The latest date is a 

 specimen in the Dwight Collection from West Orange, September 

 10, 1898. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Bred formerly at West Englewood 

 and on the Palisades; not found nesting since 1904 (Hix and 

 Stackpole) . The migration data in Bird-Lore give as an early 

 date May 5, 1897. I cannot vouch for its accuracy. The 

 latest date is September 4, 1887 (Chapman). The only definite 

 recent records are May 17, 1914 on which day two birds 

 were found in full song (Griscom, J. M. Johnson, LaDow and 

 Lenssen) and June 22, 1919, a singing bird above Taylorville, 

 which may have been breeding (Rogers). Every spring, how- 

 ever, the writer sees birds which are probably this species. 



ALDER FLYCATCHER (Empidonax trailli alnorum) 

 The Alder Flycatcher nests locally throughout northern 

 New Jersey in its favorite habitat of alder swamps. Else- 

 where it is a rare transient, apparently one of the very latest 

 of our landbirds to arrive and depart in the spring. Few 



