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not obtained, May 6, 1861, by Mr. C. Drexier. It was probably M. 
forficatus. 
35. Tyrannies car olinensis, (Linn.,) Bd.- — King Bird. “ Bee Mar- 
tin/’ Summer resident; breeds plentifully, but the greater number 
go further north. Arrives second week in April; leaves late in Sep- * 
/tember. 
36. Myiarchus crinitus , (Linn.,) Cab.— -Great- crested Flycatcher. 
Common summer resident, but most numerous in spring and autumn. 
Arrives third week in April; leaves third week in September. 
37. Sayornisfuscus, (Gm.,) Bd. — Pewee. “Tom-tit. 77 Common sum- 
mer resident, but more plentiful in spring and fall, since the greater 
number go further north to breed. Arrives the first of the spring 
visitants, about the first of March, and is very abundant for a month 
or more; in autumn- becomes numerous about September 25, and 
does not leave till near the middle of October. Breeds in caves, 
about rocks, creeks, bridges, Ac. 
38. Gontopus virens , (Linn.,) Cab. — Wood Pewee. Excessively 
abundant summer resident. Arrives last week in April; becomes 
very abundant in two weeks; leaves third week in September. 
39. Empidonax traillii , (Aud.,) Bd. — Traill 7 s Flycatcher. Bare; 
spring and fall visitant; perhaps a few breed. Times of arrival and 
departure much those of the succeeding. 
40. Empidonax minimus , Baird. — Least Flycatcher. Spring and 
autumn visitant; none breed; rather common, most so in the spring. 
Frequents exclusively the margins of small streams and brooks, briar 
patches, Ac. Arrives last week in April, remains about two weeks; 
arrives in autumn, third week in August, and remains till third week 
in September. , 
41. Empidonax acadicus , Gm., Bd. — Acadian Flycatcher, s Common 
summer resident; the most abundant of the Empidonaces , and the 
only one that breeds here in any numbers. Arrives last week in 
April; leaves about September 25. 
42. Empidonax flaviventris , Bd. — Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 
Spring and autumn visitant; rather rare; perhaps some breed, spe- 
cimens having been taken July 28. Arrives the first week in May; 
in autumn remains until third week in September. Found in same 
situations as E. minimus . 
* 43. Turdus mustdinus , Gm. — Wood Thrush. “Wood Robin. 77 
Summer resident. Many breed, but the greater number go further 
north. Arrives last week in April; leaves last week in October. 
Frequents thick and tangled woods, especially laurel brakes, Ac., 
along the banks of Rock creek. 
44. Turdus pallasi , Cab. — Hermit Thrush. Spring and autumn 
visitant; none breed. Arrives much the earliest of all the thrushes, 
and immediately becomes very abundant. Frequents chiefly ^ open 
woods. Arrives third week in March, and remains until May; 
arrives in the fall the first week in October, and leaves about the 
third. 
45. Turdus fuscescens, Steph. — Tawny Thrush. Spring and autumn 
visitant. Rather uncommon, being the rarest of the thrushes. Does 
not usually arrive until the first week in May; remains but a short 
