66 THE BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND. 



(i6i) 444. Tyrannus tyrannuS (Linn.). Kingbird. — 

 An abundant summer resident. 

 May I to September 28. 



(162) 452. Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.). Crested Fly- 

 catcher. Great Crested Flycatcher. — An uncommon summer 

 resident. Formerly it nested regularly at Bristol, but of late 

 years has become rare. In the northern portions of the State 

 it seems however to have increased. 



May 2 to (August). 



(163) 456. Sayornis phoebe (Lath.). Phcebe. Bridge 

 Pewee. — A common summer resident of the northern and west- 

 ern portions of the State, but uncommon in southeastern por- 

 tions. 



March 28 to October 17. 



(164) 459. Contopus borealis (Swains.). Olive-sided 

 Flycatcher. — Mr. Eric Green took one on May 14, 1893 

 (exact locality not known). It is now in the Smith collection. 

 Mr. F. T. Jencks reports having seen two in the spring of 1895. 



(165) 461. Contopus virens (Linn.) . Wood Pewee. — A 

 common summer resident. 



May 12 to September 24. 



(166) 463. Empidonax flaviventris Baird. Yellow- 

 bellied Flycatcher. — An uncommon migrant. Mr. H. S. 

 Hathaway writes " that Mr. C. H. Lawton took a pair on July 

 27?, 1885, in the extreme northeast end of the island of Rhode 

 Island, and that another one was taken on August 7, 1887, 

 and that Mr. George Gray informed him that he shot one at 

 Centerdale." 



(167) 467. Empidonax minimus Baird. Least Fly- 

 catcher. — A common summer resident, especially in all the 

 towns and villages. 



April 22 to (November). 



