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six feet high. Other nests on the same islands were 
placed in trees, from twenty to forty feet from the ground. 
CORVIDAE, — The Crows. 
107. Cyanura cristata, Swain. — Blue Jay, Com- 
mon resident. Nests in trees. Is a general nuisance ; 
destroys the young and eggs of small birds; visits the 
cornfields of the farmer in autumn, and carries away great 
quantities of corn. Gregarious throughout the year, ex- 
cept during the breeding-season. 
108. Corvns Americanus, Aud. — Croiv. Common 
resident. Nests in trees. Appears on the sea-shore in 
great numbers during the early winter, and continues until 
spring, feeding upon the refuse left by the tide upon the 
marshes. These winter visitors are said to be “ Eastern 
Crows,” or crows from Maine and the British Provinces. 
TYRANNIES, — The Tyrant Flycatcher. 
109. Tyrannus Carolinensis, Baird. — King-Bird, 
‘^Bee Martin.” — Common summer resident. Breeds, nest- 
ing on' trees, generally in an orchard. Arrives from May 
6lh to 15th; leaves about the middle of September. Fre- 
quents open fields and orchards. 
110. Tyrannus Dcminicensis, — Rich. Gray King- 
Bird. An immature specimen was taken by Mr. Charles 
Goodall, at Lynn, on October 23, 1868. The bird is 
now in the possession of Mr. N. Vickery. It was shot upon 
a tree near the roadside. The occurrence of this specimen 
is a striking illustration of the straggling habits of some in- 
dividuals among birds, its usual habitat being Florida and 
the West Indies. 
