ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 237 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Rare transient, spring records only; 

 May 12, 1912, a singing bird (Griscom, J. T. Nichols and 

 others) to June 15, 1910 (Weber, specimen collected). 



LEAST FLYCATCHER (Empidonax minimus) 

 The Least Flycatcher or Chebec, is still a common summer 

 resident in our rural and country districts. It will apparently 

 not tolerate more civilized conditions, and as a result has 

 been steadily decreasing for twenty-five years. The north 

 shore of Long Island and the vicinity of Plainfield, New Jersey, 

 are about the normal southern limit of its breeding range. 

 Breeding birds arrive early in May, about once in five years 

 the last days of April. As a transient the species is still fairly 

 common, but somewhat irregular, during May, the latte 

 half of August and early September, and fortunately for the 

 observer it sings quite freely, at least in the early morning. 

 There are occasional "waves", when Empidonax floods the 

 woods. While positive identifications are usually impossible, 

 there is every reason to believe that the great majority of 

 individuals belong to this species. I should say that there 

 were at least ten Chebecs to one individual of either of the 

 two other species. 



Long Island. Rare and local summer resident on the north 

 shore; a common transient; (April 26) May 5 to September 11. 



ORIENT. Rare summer resident on Gardiner's Island; rare 

 transient elsewhere; April 26, 1915 to May 12, 1906; Sep- 

 tember 5, 1916 (Mrs. Frank D. Smith) to October 15, 1916 

 (Mabel R. Wiggins). [The last date is too abnormal to be 

 given full credence. In so difficult a group the species should 

 be determined definitely by collecting only, in all exceptional 

 cases. L. G.] 



MASTIC. Small Flycatchers are uncommon transients here. 

 While this species has only once or twice been positively re- 

 corded, the majority of individuals noted are probably refer- 

 able to it. 



LONG BEACH. Rare transient; May 17, 1911 (Griscom), 

 May 21, 1916 (Janvrin); transients noted in the fall between 

 September 1, 1921 and September 25, 1919 are in all probability 

 this species (Bicknell). 



