180 BIRDS OF THE GRAND PRfi REGION.— TUFTS. 



444. Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.). King Bird. — Common 

 summer resident. Arrives May 16th (10 years) 

 and departs about Sept. 1st. Seen most commonly 

 about our apple orchards. Nests on the horizontal 

 bough of deciduous trees, but occasionally in low 

 bushes, about the middle of June. The Kingbird 

 is very regular in the date of his spring arrival 

 here. In ten years records, the earliest "first seen" 

 date is May 13th, the latest. May 18th. ' 



■469. Nuttallornis horealis (Swains.). Olive-sided Fly- 

 catcher. — Fairly common summer resident. Arrives 

 May 22nd (10 years), and seldom seen after the last 

 week in August. I have not observed these birds near 



• ; open sea coast; they seem to prefer settled districts 



of the Annapolis valley or the wildernesses to the 

 south. Nests from June 10th to 20th. 



4151. Myiochanes virens (Linn.). Wood Pewee. — Summer 

 resident, not uncommon and evenly distributed. 

 Average date of arrival, May 26th. Seen often 

 about the ornamental shady groves of the town, 

 and as often in the remote heavily wooded regions. 

 Nest in latter part of June using a horizontal 

 limb of a large tree. The nest, like that of the 

 Humming-bird, is covered with Parmelia lichens 

 and closely resembles a knot on the limb on which 

 it rests. 



463. Empidonax flaviventris Baird. Yellow-bellied Fly- 

 catcher. — Uncommon summer resident. Arrives 

 about June 1st, and like the other Flycatchers, 

 leaves late in August. Observations mostly taken 

 in deep shady woods, along the courses of rocky 

 mountain streams. The bird is hard to approach, 

 and is best recognized by its sweet, mournful 

 call-note. 



