98 Tue WiLson BuLLETIN—NO. 75. 
island. It was found feeding in the willows and poplars along 
the beaches, and was seldom seen in the forest except at the edge. 
79. (466a) Empidonar trailli alnorum. ALDER FLYCATCHER. 
This flycatcher was first seen on August 27, in the willows at the 
edge of the pond. It was rather common in the bushes about the 
beaches until September 6, after which it was not observed. 
80. (467) Empidonax minimus. LEAST FLycatcHErR.—As it was 
found on the island on August 18 and was occasionally seen until 
September 21 (the last date on which it was observed), it seems 
probable that the least flycatcher bred in small numbers on the 
island. 
81. (474) Otocoris alpestris  alpestris. Hornep Lark.—The 
horned lark was first seen on the island on September 18, when 
one bird was observed on the rocky beach at Rattlesnake Point. 
It was not seen again until the morning of September 24, when a 
flock of fifty came across the Bay and lit on the ground about the 
light-house, where the birds fed on the seeds of the beach grasses. 
On the next day this flock passed on, and no more were seen until 
September 27, when a smaller flock was seen on the rocks at the 
end of Light-House Point. This flock passed on the same day, 
and the species was not seen again until October 1 and 6, a single 
bird being seen on each of these days. The latter were the last 
birds seen by the writer, but Captain McDonald said that they be- 
come more abundant later in the season. 
All of these birds were typical O. alpestris and many of them 
were bright adult birds. Cook * says of this species in Michigan, 
“Rather rare; irregular fall and spring visitor.’ The records fo1 
Michigan are few, and in the University of Michigan Museum 
there are but three birds that have been taken in Michigan, one 
from Montcalm County, one from Isle Royale, and one from 
Houghton. The reason why only the form praticola is found in 
the interior of the state is perhaps that the typical form follows 
the shores of the larger bodies of water during migration, prefer- 
ring to find its food upon the sandy and rocky beaches rather than 
in the woods and fields of the interior. At Point Pelee this spe- 
cies has never been observed, although, as Taverner (1907-8) has 
pointed out, “it might be expected to occur.” 
82. (477) Cyanocitta cristata cristata, Brior Jay.—Although a 
summer resident, few blue jays were seen until September 17, 
when a flock of about thirty was observed high in the air and 
coming from the west. When over the west beach, this flock de- 
scended to the tops of the high trees. The resident birds of the 
island seemed to unite with these and were seen every day flying 
* Birds of Michigan. Mich. Agri. Col., Bull. 94, p. S4. 
