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VII. FLYCATCHER VAGARIES 113 



Alder Flycatcher. Empidonax traillii alno- 



rum. 

 Olive-sided Flycatcher. Nuttallornis bore- 



alis. 



Chebec. Empidonax minimus. 

 Kingbird. Tyrannus tyrannus. 



VIII. A SWALLOW WOOING 127 



Barn-swallow. Hirundo erythrogastra. 



IX. WITH THE SEA-LOVERS 143 



Spotted Sandpiper. Actitis macularia. 

 American Loon. Gavia imber. 

 Herring Gull. Larus argentatus. 

 Osprey. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. 

 American Crow. Corvus americanus. 



X. THE COMICAL CHEBEC 167 



Chebec. Empidonax minimus. 

 American Robin. Merula migratoria. 

 White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinen- 

 sis. 

 Baltimore Oriole. Icterus galbula. 



XI. HAPS IN THE FIELD 189 



American Goldfinch. Astragalinus tristis. 

 Bed-headed Woodpecker. Melanerpes ery- 



ikrocephalus. 



Cedar-bird. Ampelis cedrorum. 

 Purple Finch. Carpodacus purpureus. 

 Kingbird. Tyrannus tyrannus. 



XII. MYSTERIES OF THE MARSH 217 



Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. 

 Flicker. Colaptes auratus luteus. 

 American Crow. Corvus americanus. 



