488 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY. [Yol.Y. 



Sttjenella magna neglecta. — ^Not a rare visitor in Lat. 43° K 



ICTEKUS SPURius. Orchard Oriole. — Common summer sojourner; 

 breeds ijlentifully south of Lat. 43° ]^. 



Icterus Baltimore. Baltimore Oriole. — Eesident in nearly all parts 

 of lower peninsula from May to August; breeds plentifully. 



ScoLECOPHAGUS EERRUGINEUS. Busty GracMe. — Transient; very 

 common during spring and autumn ; probably breeds. 



QuiscALUS PURPUREUS ^NEUS. Purple GracMe. — Abundant sum- 

 mer sojourner; breeds in large numbers. 



COEYID^. 



CORVUS CORAX. Raven. — Quite common previous to 1868 ; one taken 

 in 1873 ; has nearly disappeared since the advent of the crows. 



CoRVUS FRUGIYORUS (Bartr.). Crow. — Exceedingly common ; breeds ; 

 resident in some southern sections. Scarcely ever seen ten years ago. 



Cyanurus cristatus. Blue Jay. — Abundant resident in all parts 

 of the State; breeds from Ai)ril to July. 



Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay. — Found in both peninsulas; 

 occasional Avinter visitant to southern boundary of State ; found breeding. 



Tyr ANNUS CAROLiNENSis. King- Urd. — Abundant summer sojourner ; 

 breeds plentifully in nearly the whole lower peninsula. 



Myiarchus crinitus. Great-crested Flycatcher. — A generally dis- 

 tributed species ; abundant in spring and summer ; breeds. 



Sayornis sayus. Say'>s Flycatcher. — Named here on the authority of 

 a single specimen captured at Grosse Isle, as given by Fox, in 1853. 



Sayornis fuscus. Feicee. — Common summer resident; breeds. 



CoNTOPUS BOREALis. OUve-sided Flycatcher. — IS'ot common, but 

 taken in all parts of the State; probably breeds, as numbers were seen 

 in August in Lat. 45° 20'. 



CoNTOPUS viRENS. Wood Pcwec. — An abundant and generally dis- 

 tributed summer resident; breeds plentifully. 



Empldonax acadicus. Small Green-crested Flycatcher. — Yery abun- 

 dant in spring and summer; breeds south of Lat. 43° E". abundantly. 



Empidonax trailli. TrailVs Flycatcher. — Common summer resident 

 in some portions of lower peninsula ; breeds. 



Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Abundant from May to 

 Sejjtember; breeds. 



Ejipidonax flaviventris. Tellow-hellied Flycatcher. — Taken 

 throughout the lower peninsula; probably breeds; quite rare in some 

 localities; summer resident in Lat. 45° 20' l^T. 



