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fifteen miles above Selwyn river, where Osgood shot a young one, 

 July 29th. From that point to Charlie creek, it was almost equally 

 common with alnorum, frequenting the same localities, but after 

 passing Charlie creek, we saw no more of it. (Bishop.) 



469. Wright Flycatcher. 



Empidonax wrightii Baird. 1858. 



Only two taken; a rare migrant at Chilliwack, B.C. {Brooks.) 

 Instead of traillii, which I expected to find in the Rocky moun- 

 tains, this species was taken in that locality. Three specimens 

 taken during the latter part of August, 1874, on the International 

 Boundary in lat. 49°. The bird doubtless breeds in this region, 

 which is the northernmost point by far at which it has been ob- 

 served. (Coues.) Dr. Bishop found it common with half-fledged 

 young in the Cypress hills, Sask., from June 25th to June 30th, 1905. 

 (A. C. Bent.) 



This species was mixed with minimus at Canmore, within the 

 Rocky mountains, but although a number of specimens were taken 

 at Banff, twenty miles further west, minimus was not taken in 

 the summer of 1891. The species is apparently common jn the 

 mountains, as it was very abundant at Revelstoke, B.C., on the 

 Columbia river, and breeding there and at Deer Park and Robson, 

 on Arrow lake, and below it; it was not uncommon at Sicamous, 

 B.C., in July, 1889; and specimens were taken at Hastings, Burrard 

 inlet, in April, 1889; specimens taken at Spence Bridge, B.C., in 

 May and June, 1889. (Macoun.) 



Family XXXIX. ALATJDID.ffi, Larks. 



CXC. ALAUDA. Linn^us. 1758. 



473. Skylark. 



Alauda arvensis Linn. 1758. 



Accid'jntal in Greenland and Bermuda. (A. O. U. Check-List.) 



CXCI. OTOCORIS. Boi^aparte. 1838. 



There is still much uncertainty about the horned larks, and as 

 specimens are not available for comparison many of the old citations 



