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88. Empidonax flaviventris. Yei^low -bellied 



Flycatcher. 



A not uncommon summer resident on the higher forest- 

 covered mountain slopes and also found in damp woods about 

 the ponds in wooded swamps. The song has sometimes been 

 heard as late as the last of August. The latest records of indi- 

 viduals have been October 7, 1904; October 3, 1905. Usually 

 the species disappears in earl}^ or mid-September. Mr. Spauld- 

 ing has found the nest at L/ancaster and records one with five 

 fresh eggs on June 14, 1886, "near a low, swampy piece of 

 woods . " {A lien ' s Birds of Nezv Ha vipsh ire . ) 



89. Empidonax traillii alnorum. ^Vlder Flycatcher. 



An abundant summer resident along Israel's River and its 

 tributaries on the hillsides, especially those bordered with alder 

 growth. On June 9, 19 10, nearly fifty birds in song were 

 recorded on the drive to Lancaster, following Israel's River and 

 its tributaries much of the way. The song is much heard in 

 late May, through June, and into July, and is renewed in late 

 July and early August, constituting a second period of song. 

 In 19 10 the song was occasionally heard to the end of August. 

 Although the birds of this species keep much in the bushes 

 about their haunts, they have often been seen singing from tele- 

 graph wires. The latest individuals are usually recorded in 

 the first week of September. Mrs. Bridge furnishes two later 

 records in 19 10, namely, a bird seen in Randolph on September 

 14 and one seen at Cherry Pond on September 15. 



90. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. 



A common summer resident, found in the deciduous woods 

 of the lower slopes of the mountains and in the trees along the 

 highways in the valleys. The species extends up the slopes of 

 Boy Mountain to 1700 feet or higher. The song is less prevalent 

 than are the songs of the Wood Pewee and the Alder Flycatcher. 



