1877.] 127 [Bendire. 



7 8. Tyr annus carolinensis (Baird). Kingbird. 



A very common summer visitor in certain portions of this section 

 of country, but I have not seen a single specimen in the vicinity of 

 Camp Harney. In the John Day River Valley, and sixty miles to 

 the east, at the Malheur Indian agency, it is not only very common, 

 but apparently even more numerous than T. verticalis. 



79. Tyrannus verticalis (Say). Arkansas Flycatcher. 



A common summer resident, generally distributed throughout this 

 country. They arrive here about May 1. At Fort Lapwai, Idaho, 

 this species was also very familiar and tame, several pairs breeding 

 about the buildings of the post. One pair placed its nest on the sill of 

 one of the attic windows of my quarters. I protected the nest by nail- 

 ing a piece of board along the outside of the window sill. While set- 

 ting on her eggs the female would allow me to almost touch her before 

 flying off. As a usual thing, they never placed their nests at any great 

 distance from water ; here at Camp Harney their habits are entirely 

 different. None came about the post, and the majority nested at a 

 distance from the creeks, generally in juniper trees. A large, lone 

 pine tree near the edge of Harney Valley has been yearly occupied 

 by several pairs of this bird, a pair of Bullock's orioles, and one of 

 Swainson's hawks, all in apparent harmony. 



80. Myiarchus cineraseens (Lawr.). Ash-throated Fly- 

 catcher. 



A rare summer visitor; frequenting the juniper groves and breed- 

 ing in deserted woodpeckers' holes. I found a single nest of this 

 species June 20, 1876, containing five young birds about ten days old. 



81. Sayornis sayus (Baird). Say's Pewee. 



Rare, and only found during the spring migrations, usually about 

 April 1. None breed about here. At Fort Lapwai, Idaho, I found 

 several of their nests about the buildings in the post, in fissures of 

 rocks and in old cliff swallow's nests. I have taken their eggs as early 

 as April 17, 1871, containing then small embryos. The eggs are 

 dull yellowish white, averaging .76 X -60, pointed at one end and 

 unspotted. 



82. Contopus borealis (Baird). Olive-sided Flycatcher. 



A very rare summer visitor. A single specimen obtained May 29, 

 1876, in the pine timber near Soda Springs, summit of the Blue 

 Mountains. Probably breeds about here. 



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