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north tli an 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 Carine], 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, 111., April 22; Mount Carmel, Mo., April 23 j 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 1st 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 Eio 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 April 10. 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 Eio 

 Grande Valley, in Texas. 



456. Sayornis phcebe (Lath.). [315.] Phcebe; Fewee. 



This familiar bird is a common summer resident in tne Mississippi 

 Yalley. 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 



