126 ANNOTATED LIST OF 



121. Empidonax flaviventris BAIRD. 463. 



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 



A not common summer resident. Breeds. Nest and eggs 

 taken at North Lake Reservoir, Herkimer County, June 24th, 

 1885. Eggs nearly hatched. Nest composed of fine grass, roots, 

 leaf-bud scales of deciduous trees, and inner bark; lined with 

 grass and fine black hair-like roots. It was sunk in a mossy bank, 

 in the edge of thick, heavy timber. Measured : outside diameter, 

 3.50 inches; inside diameter, 2.50 inches; depth about 1.50 inches. 

 The eggs were so far advanced as to make it impossible to save 

 them, and therefore no measurements can be given. 



122. Empidonax pusillus tr a illii (AuD.). 466. 



Trail!** Flycatcher. 



A not uncommon summer resident. Breeds. 



123. Empidonax minimus BAIHD. 467. 



Least Flycatcher. 



A common summer resident. Breeds. 



1 24. Otocoris alpestris praticola HENSH. 4746. 



Prairie Horned Lark. 



Common in spring. Breeds. Mr. Fred. Davis took a nest in 

 1878. This bird has become comparatively common within a few 

 years. In 1877 one was considered quite a rarity, since which 

 time they have become more abundant yearly, until now they 

 appear in the early spring in large flocks. One observed in March, 

 1885, numbered fifty, and was feeding on the seeds of weeds 

 which rose above the snow, within the limits of the city of Utica. 



125. Cyanocitta cristata (LINN.). 477. 



Blue Jay. 



A common resident. Breeds. 



