102 CoNTRIfitmONS PROM THE CHARLESTON MuSEUM. 



first have been observed, namely — September 25, 1896; Septem- 

 ber 27 , 1898 , and September 25 , 1899 . They remain until March 27 . 



This is the only species of the Tyrannidae that winters in this 

 state, and, since all the birds of this family are highly insectivo- 

 rous, it seems curious that this familiar bird should winter here, 

 when insects are almost absent, yet it braves the severest winters. 



The Pewee breeds abundantly at Caesar's Head, Greenville 

 county, and as far north as Newfoundland. 



177 . Nuttallornis borealis (Swains .) . Olive-sided Flycatcher . 



During the second week in September, 1904, I saw and posi- 

 tively identified a bird of this species. I had a record of the day 

 of the month, but it has been misplaced. When first seen, the 

 bird was on the top of a dead willow tree in an impenetrable 

 ravine. I was within twenty feet of the tree upon which this 

 flycatcher was perched, but I should have mutilated the speci- 

 men by shootingit from where I was standing, and I could not retreat 

 as I was in a road flanked on both sides by the jungle. Since it 

 could not be obtained without being mutilated I determined not 

 to shoot it. There is no question whatever as to the correct 

 determination of this species, for the specimen was positively 

 identified. The bird was seen some days after the occurrence 

 of a very severe storm on the coast of South Carolina, and this 

 is the first record for the coast region. This species undoubtedly 

 occurs at the proper seasons in the mountainous parts of the State, 

 but it is a rara avis on the coast. 



The Olive-sided Flycatcher breeds from Massachusetts north- 

 ward to Hudson Bay and Alaska, and in the higher mountainous 

 regions to the southward, as far as North Carolina. 



178. Myiochanes virens (Linn.). Wood Pewee. 



The Wood Pewee generally arrives in the vicinity of Charleston 

 by April 14, and remains until the third week of October. It 

 breeds abundantly in open pine woods, but is seldom met with 

 in the swamps during the breeding season. Two broods are 

 raised each season; the first brood is abroad early in June and 

 numbers three, while the second set, which consists of two eggs, 

 is laid between July 2 and 10. The nest is generally placed on a 

 horizontal branch of a pine tree, ranging from forty to ninety feet 

 from the ground, and is composed of pine needles and a little 



