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74. CoNTOPUS BOEEALis (Sw.) Bd.—OUve-sidecl Flycatcher. 

 Only observed at Loiiiita during May. Xot common. 



305 

 327 

 425 



Lomita 

 ....do . 

 .-..do . 



75. CoNTOPUS viEENS (L.) Cab. — WoodFewee. 



Not uncommon at Lomita, and probably breeds there, although no 

 nests or eggs were taken. Compared with specimens from Erie, Pa., 

 the Eio Grande birds have the bro%yn of wings, tail, and coverts darker, 

 and the whole upper parts tinged with olive, also more yellow on belly. 



333 



^ Lomita May 6 



6.50 



10.' 



3.38 



2.62 



76. Empidonax ACAXticus (Gm.) Bd. — Acadian Flycatcher. 

 Not rare at Lomita during May, where it probably breeds. 



77. Empidonax trailli (And.) Bd. — TrailVs Flycatcher. 

 Not common, but found occasionally with acadicus and minimus. 



332 



^ Lomita . 



May 6 



5.87 



9.00 



2.75 



2.50 



78. Empidonax minimus Bd. — Least Flycatcher. 



Common at Lomita, generally in company with other species of the 

 genus, in open woodland and the groves near the ranch. Probably 



breeds there, but I obtained no nests. 



79. Empidonax flaviventris Bd. — Yellow helUed Flycatcher. 



Most abundant of the small Flycatchers at Lomita. In a belt of 

 heavy timber, on the edge of what was recently the river-bed, it was 

 always to be seen in numbers, flying about on the lower limbs, singing, 

 or catching insects. I discovered no eggs or nests. 



Lomita. 

 ...do .. 

 ....do .. 



May 8 

 May 9 

 May 9 



5.87 

 5.07 



5. .':o 



8. 75 

 8.07 

 8.50 



2.70 

 2. 05 

 2.62 



2.12 



2. 02 

 2.00 



