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THE AM ERIC AX MCSEUM JOURXAE 



*Wood Pewee (Horicofus zurcns) . A common summer resident of our 

 woods, arriving about May 15 and remaining until the latter part of Septem- 

 ber. 



*Yellow-beIIied Flycatcher {Emfidonax flaviventris) . A rather rare 

 spring and not uncommon fall migrant, arriving in May and returning from 

 it« northern home early in August. 



♦Green-crested Flycatcher {Emfidonax virescens). A common summer 

 resident of the Lower Hudson River Valley as far north as Sing Sing. On 

 Long Island it apparently breeds on the north shore, while there are but 

 two records for Connecticut, an adult taken at Suffield, June 24, 1874 (Mer- 

 riam, Birds, Conn., p. 58) and a nest with young at Greenwich. June 25, 1893 

 (Voorhees, Auk, XI, 1894, p. 259). A rare summer resident in the vicinity of 

 Plainfield, N. J. (Miller, MS). (See group, third floor). 



Alder Flycatcher {Einpidonax trailli alnorum). A rather rare migrant and 

 a local summer resident. A nest and eggs, not fully identified, but with little 

 doubt that of this species, was found by C. L. Brownell at Nyack, X. Y. At 

 Plainfield, X'. J., W. DeWitt ^Miller has found this species a locally common 

 breeding bird (Auk, XVIII, 1901, p. 108; XX, 1903, p. 68). 



*Least Flycatcher (Einpidonax minimus). A common summer resident; 

 it arrives about May i and remains until late in September. 



F.vMiLv ALAUDID.E. L.\rks. 



Skylark (Alauda arz'cnsis). Individuals of this species have frrni time 

 to time been liberated near Xew York City. In 1887 a small colony became 

 established near Flatbush, L. I., where a neat containing young was found 



(Dutcher, Auk. V, 1888. p. 180). With- 

 out apparent increase these birds evi- 

 dently manage to hold their own (Brais- 

 lin, Auk, XVI. 1899, p. 191 ; Bildersee, 

 Bird-Lore, VI, 1904, p. 204). 



Horned Lark ; Shore Lark ( Otoco- 

 ris alpestris). A common winter resi- 

 dent along the coasts ; less common or 

 very rare in the Hudson Valley. 



Prairie Horned Lark {Otocoris al- 

 pestris praticola). This small race of 

 the Horned Lark is of rather rare oc- 

 currence in this vicinity. It is appar- 

 ently extending its range eastward and 

 there is one record of its having prob- 

 ably bred on Long Island (Dutcher. Auk, V. 1.888. p. 180), where it also occurs 

 during the winter. 



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Fig. 14. Horned Lark. 



