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north than this. In Minnesota it has been traced up to latitude 45° 
and possibly a little further, but at latitude 47° I never saw it. It 
breeds throughout its United States range. In the fall of 1884 the last 
Great-crested Flycatcher was seen at Des Moines, Iowa, August 26. 
At Mount Carmel, Mo., the bulk left August 15 and the last September 
9. The last left San Angelo, Tex., September 27. 
In the spring of 1885 the earliest record was from Gainesville, Tex., 
where the species was seen April 9. It appeared at Saint Louis, Mo., 
April 21; Paris, Il., April 22; Mount Carmel, Mo., April 23; Manhattan, 
Kans., May 4; Des Moines, Iowa, May 5, and Elk River, Minn., May 
21, In the fall of 1885 the last left Grinnell, Iowa, September 26, and 
Saint Louis, Mo., September 21. 
In Concho and Tom Green Counties, Tex., it is a summer resident, 
and is particularly abundant in fall migration; and at Houston, in east- 
ern Texas, it is also a common breeder. 
453. Myiarchus mexicanus (Kaup). [311.] Mexican Crested Flycatcher. 
But one record of this Mexican species was received. Mr. Atwater 
found it a summer resident at San Antonio, Tex., where it arrived 
about the Ist of April in 1884. This point probably is not far from the 
northern limit of its range. Previously it was not known north of the 
valley of the Lower Rio Grande, where it is abundant. 
454. Myiarchus cinerascens Lawr. ([313.] <Ash-throated Flycatcher. 
This western Flycatcher reaches our district in Texas, where it is a 
summer resident. In the spring of 1884 the first male arrived at San 
Angelo March 23, followed three days later by the female; April 7 
both sexes were numerous. Three nests were found May 9, May 19, 
and June 9. They contained clutches of four, five, and five eggs, 
respectively. The last noted in 1883 was on August 30. 
In the spring of 1885 the first Ash-throated Flycatcher came to 
Mason, Tex., April 5, where they were common by April10, At San 
Angelo, Tex., the first was seen March 15. They appeared at Bon- 
ham, Tex., April 22, and were common April 26. In the fall of 1885, 
at Bonham, Tex., the last was seen October 17. 
455. Myiarchus lawrenceii (Gir.). [314.] Lawrence's Flycatcher. 
An inhabitant of eastern Mexico, coming north to the Lower Rio 
Grande Valley, in Texas. 
456. Sayornis pheebe (Lath.). [315.1] Phebe; Pewee. 
This familiar bird is a common summer resident in tne Mississippi 
Valley. In eastern Texas, near Houston, it is common in winter from 
December till March, but none remain to breed (Nehrling). In the 
‘spring of 1884 fifty observers reported the date of its first appear- 
ance. At the different stations there were great differences in the 
number of individuals seen. At one station they were reported as 
common, while at another, not far distant, they may have been very 
