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TTTE TCWA CRKITHOLOGIST. 



ring- with its boisterous cries, es- 

 pecially for first week or two after 

 its arrival. 



456. Sayomis Phoebe. (Lath.) 



PEWEE. 



Common summer resident 

 throug-hout the state. The first 

 of the Flycatchers to arrive and 

 the last to depart. "It is very 

 plentiful in Fayette Co., uc'r/.hif^- 

 anywhere in May, June r.r.d 

 July." (P. C.Woods.) "In lS<r> 

 one pair, I think, built four diifer- 

 ent nests, and eg-gs were taken 

 from four ditferent spots under 

 the same bridg-o, as follov/s: 

 June 3d: Rg"g*s unspotted, incu- 

 bation advanced. 

 June 13, 4 fresh eggs, unspotted. 

 July 3d, 4 eg-gfs slig-htly incubated. 

 July 22, 4 eggs unspotted." 



(R. M. Anderson.) 

 "Was present in Jackson Co., in 

 '94 from March 17, to October 9." 

 (H.J. Giddings.) Nests in caver, 

 under bridges and culverts, in 

 cow sheds, deserted dwellings and 

 out-buildings preferring the vici- 

 nity of streams. Nests g-encrally 

 placed on top of a horizontal beam 

 thoug-h sometimes plastered to the 

 side. Composed of mud, moss, 

 and cow hair and lined with horse 

 hair. Eggs 3 to 5, creamy white 

 sometimes with brov.m specks. 



459. Contopus Eorealia. (Gvvair.s. ) 



OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. 

 It is not rare in Dallas Co. 



during- the summer months. 

 Rare in Wiinebag-o and Cerro 

 Gordo counties; on.; taken in th2 

 latter May 30, '91 and one in the 

 former May 27, '93 are now in my 

 collection. (J. E. L. ) "Saw one 

 specimen May 21, and another 

 Aug. 20 1S85 F.a-^ mijrant. ' 

 (Lynds Jones.) 



461, ContDOJ, VireT-. (Linn.) 



wo:) '3 PEWEE. 

 "Numerous near Council Bluffs. 

 Njst found in partly cleared tim- 

 ber. Generally select oak or elm 

 trees for nests, w'licli are saddled 

 on the limb."(E. Irons.) "Abu;i- 

 dant summer resident in Jackson 

 Co. found in forests and aniong 

 scattering trees. Song heard at 

 all times from arrival to depart- 

 I'.rc. Present '94 from May 14, to 

 Sept. 21. "(H, J. Giddings. )"Sum- 

 rr.cr resident comr.ion in v>'ood- 

 land. Nests on horizontal limbs, 

 u".-.ially oak or bnssv.-ocd, a very 

 b;:iutiful affair, quite shallo^-^, 

 covered with lichens and hard to 

 discover, as it looks lil:e a knot. 

 Eg'gs 3 resembling King bird's in 

 color. Laid about the 15 to 20 of 

 June."(R. M.Anderson.) "Com- 

 mon summer resident in Fayelte 

 Co. A set of three v/as taken 

 June 20. "CP. C. Woods.) 



4o3. Empidonax Flaviventris. (Baird.) 



YELLOW BELLIED 

 FLYCATCHER. 



I took a specimen at Forest 

 ClLy, Winnebago Co. in Sept. 1890 



