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resident. Arrives May 15 to 30 and departs September 9 to Octo- 

 ber 1. Nests are occasionally found but not as often as the former 

 species. This species is seen in the day more often than the former. 



(43) Clicetura pelagica — Chimney Swift. Common summer res- 

 ident. Arrives April 26 to May 15 and departs September 15 to 

 October 23. Nests abundantly throughout the section in unused 

 chimneys of the farm houses. 



(44) Archllochus colnbris — Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Com- 

 mon summer resident. Arrives May 7 to 15 and departs Septem- 

 ber 4 to 15. Nests are occasionally found, but because of their 

 reclusive habits they are widely separated and usually In out of 

 the way places. 



(45) Tyrannus tyrannns — Kingbird. Common summer resident. 

 Arrives May 6 to 24 and departs September 2 to October 8. Breeds 

 and nests abundantly throughout the section. 



(46) Myiarchus crinitus — Crested Flycatcher. Connnon sum- 

 mer resident. Arrives May 6 to 30 and departs August 20 to 

 September 15. Common breeder and home-builder throughout the 

 section. 



(47) Sayornis phoeie — Phoebe. Common summer resident. Ar- 

 rives March 16 to 25 and departs September 26 to October 24. 

 Nests under bridges in open sheds throughout the section. 



(48) Myiochanes virens — Wood Pewee. Common summer resi- 

 dent. Arrives May 6 to 26 and departs September 24 to October 

 10. Common breeder and home-builder throughout the section. 



(49) EmpkJonax ficiviventris — Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Occa- 

 sional visitant. Observed September 8, 1911, and September 29, 

 1912, at Haskell. 



(50) Empidonax minimus — Least Flycatcher. Common summer 

 resident. Arrives April 28 to May 5 and departs September 19 to 

 October 15. Nests throughout the section. 



(51) Otocoris alpestris — Horned Lark. Occasional autumn and 

 winter visitant. Observed at Echo Lake on September 29, 1908, 

 and October 2, 1910 (Pompton Lake), and December 6, 7 and 8, 

 1912, at Charlottesburg. 



(52) Cyanocitta cristata — Blue Jay. Common permanent resi- 

 ident. Breeds and nests throughout the section. 



(53) Corvus hracliyrhynohos — ^Crow. Common permanent resi- 

 dent. Breeds and nests throughout the section. Of later years 

 these birds have been particularly destructive to young chicks of 

 the barnyards in this section. 



(54) 8turnus vulvaris — European Starling. Common perma- 



