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County Records. Androscoggin, "fairly common summer resident'' 

 (Johnson); Cumberland, "uncommon summer resident" (Brown's Cat. 

 Bird 8 of Portland, p. 17) ; Franklin, "rare summer resident" (Swain); 

 Kennebec, "summer resident" (Dill) ; Oxford, "breeds rarely" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "rare summer resident, usually only two or three individuals 

 observed in the course of a season" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "not uncom- 

 mon, breeds" (Homer) ; Somerset, "quite common summer resident*' 

 fMonvll); \Valdo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "very rare" (Boardmau) ; 

 York, "rare suimm-r resident "(Adams). 



SAYORNIS Bonaparte. 



191. (456). Sayornis phoebe (Lath.). Phnebe. 



A common summer resident which is locally known as "Bridge 

 Pewee" from its propensity for placing its nest under bridges, 

 where the beams overhead serve as a foundation for the domicile. 

 The names Phoebe and Pewee are given the bird on account of its 

 notes which resemble these words. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "common summer resident'' (John- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "seen at Fort Fail field and Houlton'' (Batchelder, 

 Bull. Xutt. Oru. Club, Vol. 7, p. 149) ; Cumberland, "common summer 

 resident" (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain); Han- 

 cock, "summer resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "visitant" (Norton) ; Oxford, "breeds 

 commonly" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "common summer resident" (Knight); 

 Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer 



iident" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common summer resident" (Morrell) ; 

 Waldo. (Spratt): Washington, "rare" (Boardman) ; York, "not com- 



>n summer resident" (Adams). 



Genus CONTOPUS Cabanis. 

 Subgenus NUTTALLORNIS Ridgw. 



192. (459). Contopus borealis (Sivains.). Olive-sided Fly- 

 ;atcher. 



A summer resident chiefly confined to the Canadian fauna, else- 

 where it occurs quite commonly in the migrations. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "has been seen here" (Walters, The 

 Birds of Audroscoggin Co., p. 23 j ; Aroostook, "rather common at Fort 

 Fail-field" (Batchelder, Bull. Xutt. Oru. Club, Vol. 7, p. 149) ; Cumber- 

 land, "rare" (Mead); Franklin, "rare summer resident" (Swain); Ken- 

 nebec, "rare summer resident" (Dill) ; Knox, "summer" (Rackliff ) ; 

 >xford, "breeds rarely" (Nash) ; Peuobscot, "tolerably common summer 



jident" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Washing- 

 ton, "not uncommon summer resident" (Boardman). 



