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BULLETIN UariTED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



came along to disturb them. In another one, they nested with a pair 

 of Kingbirds. The birds display admirable courage in defense of their 

 homes, loosing in their anxiety all sense of danger to themselves. 



List of specimens. 



Locality. 



Big Muddy Eiver, 



Mont. 

 ...do 



...do 



...do 



.. do ... 



Porcupine Creek, 



Mont, 



...do 



...do , 



do 



Near month of Milk 



Rivftr, Mont. 

 ...do 



Date. 



June 21, 1874 

 do 



June 22, 1874 



do 



do 



June 28, 1874 



do 



do 



....do 



June 30, 1874 



do 



CoUector. 



Elliott Coaes. 

 ....do 



...do 



...do 

 ...do 

 ...do 



...do 

 ...do 

 ...do 

 ...do 



...do 



Nature of specimen, 

 and remarks. 



Skin ; nest with 3 



eggs. 

 Skin ; nest with 5 



eggs. 

 Skin, with set of 



eggs. 

 ....do. 

 ....do. 

 Skin ; nest with 5 



eggs. 

 Skin. 

 ...do. 

 ...do. 

 ,...do. 



.do. 



SAYOENIS SAYUS, {Bp.) Bd. 



SAY'S Flycatcher. 



Not observed in the Eed River region. First noticed at Fort Buford, 

 where it used to perch upon the roofs of the houses, like the Pewit of 

 the East, and traced thence westward to the Kocky Mountains. It 

 occurred at intervals without being particularly numerous at any point. 

 Its nidification was not observed. 



List of speeimens. 



COIiJ"TOPUS VIRENS, {Linn.) Cab. 

 Wood Pewee. 



Only noticed at Pembina, which is probably at or near its uorth- 



w^estern limit. 



' List of specimens. 



