54 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



456. Phoebe ; Barn or Bridge-Pewee ; Bridge- 

 bird Sayornis phcebe (Latham). Common S. R. Feb. 20) 

 Mar. 12 - Oct. 26 (Nov. 15. About barns, sheds, bridges, 

 especially if near water. Nest on projection under bridge, 

 in cellar or shed. Eggs, April 27 -May 10; 2nd brood, June 

 13 - July 3. Aug. 



*457. Say's Phoebe Sayornis sdyus (Bonaparte). 

 Accidental from West, One record. Sept. 



459. Olive-sided Flycatcher Nuttallornis boredlis 

 (Swainson). Rare and local S. R. May 10 -Sept. 10. 

 Perched on dead limbs and tree-tops in mixed and conif- 

 erous woods. Nest in tree. Eggs, June 16- July. 



461. Wood Pewee Myiochanes virens (Linne*). 

 Common S. R. May 10) 12 -Sept. 26 (Oct. Woods, shade- 

 trees, orchards. Nest in tree. Eggs, June 10- July 10. 



463. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax fla- 

 viventris (W. M. & S. F. Baird). Rare M. May 10)15- 

 June 10 (15; Aug. 25 -Sept. 10 (Nov.; Dec.) Damp, ever- 

 green thickets. 



*465. Acadian Flycatcher ; Green-crested 

 Flycatcher Empidonax virescens (Vieillot). Accidental 

 from South. One record. f& ') 



466a. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax trailli alno- 

 rum Brewster. Rare and local S. R. May 16 - Aug. 24. 

 Swamps and alder-thickets. Nest in low bush. Eggs, 

 June 15 - July 3. 



467. Least Flycatcher; Chebec Empidonax 

 minimus (W. M. & S. F. Baird). Very common S. R. April 

 22) 28; - Sept. 21 (Oct. 2. Orchards and shade-trees. Nest 

 in tree. Eggs, May 20 - July 1. 



ALAUDID^E. LAKKS. 



474. Horned Lark ; Shore Lark Otocoris alpes- 

 tris alpestris (Linne). W. V. or. W. R., abundant coast- 

 wise in fall, less plentiful in winter and spring. Sept. 27) 

 Oct. 17 -April 19 (May 27. Open fields, hill-tops, sea- 

 shores, and sand-dunes. In large or small flocks, flying 

 over or running about. 



474b. Prairie Horned Lark Otocoris alpestris 

 praticola Henshaw. Rare M. and S. R. Mar. 22 - Nov. 9. 

 Open fields. Nest on ground. Eggs, early J uly. A recent 

 addition to the avifauna of the district, invading New Eng- 

 land from the West. Now breeds regularly at Ipswich 

 C. W. T. 



