THE BIRDS OF WAYNE COUNTY. 



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'GENUS 8AYORNIS BONAPARTE. 



89. Sayornis phcebe (LATH.). 

 Phoebe. 



An abundant summer resident. The earliest date of its spring arrival is March 

 17(1894); the latest, March 30, (1890). It remains until some time in October, the 

 date on which it has been latest observed being October 19 (1892). 



Nidification is begun in April, and incompleted nests have been noted as early as 

 April 9 (1893). A second brood is commonly reared in June. The supporting tim- 

 bers of bridges are the favorite nesting sites, and most of the nests found have been 

 thus situated. A ledge of rocks or an old stone quarry is, however, by no means an 

 uncommon location. 



Four nests present the following measurements : 



GENUS CONTOPUS CABANIS. 



SUBGENUS CONTOPUS. 



90. Contopus virens (LINN.). 

 Wood Fewee. 



A summer resident; abundant. Its dates of spring arrival range from May 7 to 

 May 14, and it remains until September, not having been noted, however, later than 

 the twenty-first of this month. Although early in spring frequenting especially the 

 woodlands, it is to be found breeding chiefly in the numerous apple orchards. In fact, 

 it is, under ordinary circumstances, rather the exception to find an apple orchard of 

 any considerable size which does not possess its pair of these birds. So far as the 

 writer's observations extend, only one pair occupy any single orchard. 



The nest is rarely more than fifteen feet from the ground, and is often much less* 

 The number of eggs is usually three, but occasionally only two. The height of the 

 breeding season seems to be about the twenty-fifth of June, eggs having been taken 

 from June 14 to July 5. 



