488 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [FoI.T. 



Stttknella magna neglecta. — ^Not a rare visitor in Lat. 43° N. 



Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — Common summer sojourner; 

 breeds plentifully south of Lat. 43° K. 



Icterus Baltimore. Baltimore Oriole. — Resident in nearly aU parts 

 jf lower peninsula from May to August; breeds plentifully. 



ScoLECOPHAGtrs FERRUGINEUS. Bmty Orackle. — Transient; Tery 

 sommon during spring and autumn ; probably breeds. 



QuisCALUS PURPUKEUS JENEUS. Purple Orackle. — Abundant sum- 

 mer sojourner; breeds in large numbers. 



COEVID^, 



CoRVUS CORAX. Raven. — Quite common previous to 1868 ; one taken 

 in 1873; has nearly disappeared since the advent of the crows. 



CORVUS ERUGIVORUS (Bartr.). Grow. — Exceedingly common ; breeds ; 

 resident in some southern sections. Scarcely ever seen ten years ago. 



Cyanurus cristatus. Blue Jay. — Abundant resident in aU parts 

 of the State; breeds from April to July. 



Perisoreus CANADENSIS. Canada Jay. — Found in both peninsulas; 

 occasional winter visitant' to southern boundary of State ; found breeding. 



TYBAIinsriD^. 



Tyrannus carolinensis. Kingbird. — Abundant summer sojourner; 

 breeds plentifully in nearly the whole lower peninsula. 



Myiarchus crinitus. Great-crested Flycatcher. — A generally dis- 

 tributed species ; abundant in spring and summer ; breeds. 



Sayornis SAyus. Say's Flycatcher. — Named here on the authority of 

 a single specimen captured at Grosse Isle, as given by Fox, in 1853. 



Sayornis puscus. Pewee. — Common summer resident; breeds. 



CoNTOPUS borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Not common, but 

 taken in all partsof the State; probably breeds, as numbers were seen 

 in August in Lat. 45° 20'. 



CoNTOPUS viRENS. Wood Pewec. — ^An abundant and generally dis- 

 tributed summer resident; breeds plentifully. 



Empidonax acadicus. Bmall Green-crested Flycatcher. — Very abun- 

 dant in spring and summer; breeds south of Lat. 43° N. abundantly. 



Empidonax trailli, TrailVs Flycatcher. — Common summer resident 

 in some portions of lower peninsula; breeds. 



Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Abundant from May to 

 September; breeds. 



Empidonax flaviventris. Tellow-belUed. Flycatcher Taken 



throughout the lower peninsula; probably breeds; quite rare in some 

 localities; summer resident in Lat. 45° 20' N. 



