Birds of Western New York. 



poor- will. Raro summer resident ami 

 breeds. 



420. Chordeiles Virginiauus. Nighl- 

 Hawk. Summer res dent and breeder. 



Family Micropoditkc. The Sioijts. 



423. Ohtetura Pelagiea. Chimney 

 Swift. Common summer resident and 

 breeder. 



Family TroohiUdu' The llwuinimj- 

 birds. 



428. Troehilns Golubns. Ruby- 

 thi oated Hummingbird. Common sum- 

 mer resident and breeder. 



Onlrr l'nsscrs. 1'ere/iii/y liirtlx 



Family TyravaiiUv The T,.ranl Fly- 

 uiUelicrs 



444. TyraunusTynuintiM. Kingbird. 

 Common summer resident and breeder. 



45 J. Myiarolnis Crinitns Crested 

 Flycatcher. Summer resident and 

 breeder. Not as eommon as last' 



450. Sayornis Phoebe. l'luebo. 

 Abundant summer rerident and breed- 

 er. 



401. Conlopus Virens. WoodPeweo. 

 Common summer resident and breeder. 



403. Empidonax Flaviveutris. Yel- 

 low-bellied Flycatcher. Uai'e summer 

 resilient and breeder. Not very com- 

 mou. 



400a. Empidonax Pusillits Traillii. 

 Traill's Flyeateher. Said to lie not ihi- 

 eommon in some places. A rare sum- 

 mer resident and breeder in Monroe 

 county. 



467. Empidonax Minimus. Least 

 Flycatcher. A rare summer resident 

 near Chili. Reported by Neil F. Ros- 

 son as common at Medina. 



Family Alaudidm. The Larks. 



474. Otocoris Alpestris. Horned 

 Lark. Occasional winter visitor 



474c 1 . Otoeoris Alpestris Pratico'la 



Prairie Horned Lark. Common sum- 

 mer resident and breeder. Seems to 

 be with us nearly all the time from Jan. 

 1st lu December 1st. Breeds twice, in 

 Maivh and April and in June. 



Family (Jijrmdir. The Crows, Jays, 

 ele. 



477 Cyanoeitta Cristata. Blue Jay. 

 Resident and Breeds. Seems to be lo- 

 cal iu distribution. 



4Kss Corvus American us. American 

 Crow Common resident and breeder. 

 Abundant in Chili, Monroe County es- 

 pecially in winter, there being a large 

 roost mar here. 



Family lderitln Amerieaii filarli/w/s. 



41)4 Dolichonyx Oryzivorus. Bobo- 

 link. Abundant summer resident. 

 Breeds 



495. Molothrus Atcr. Cowbird. 

 Abundant summer resident. Deposits 

 its eggs in the nests of the follow birds, 

 vis . Kingbird, Meadowlark, Purple 

 Finch, Vesper Sparrow, Chipping Spar- 

 row, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, In- 

 digo Bunting, Red-eyed vireo, Yellow- 

 throated Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Yel- 

 low Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, 

 Oven-bird, American Redstart, Townee, 

 Golden \vi#igcd Warbler, Cedar Wax- 

 wing, V\ on . Thrush, Wilsons Thrush, 

 Robin and Blue-bird and possibly 

 othres. 



408. Agelaius Phceuieeus. Red-wiag- 

 ed Blackbird,. Abundant summer resi- 

 dent. Breeds. 



SOt. Sturnella Magna. Meadowlark. 

 Common summer resident, a few stay- 

 ing all winter. Breeds. 



506. Icterus Spurius. Orchard 

 Orivle, A rare straggler. Saw one 

 June 26, 1S!)3, ,i male. Possibly was 

 breeding. 



