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General Notes, 
Notes - Long Island Birds. 
Arthur H. Howell, Brooklyn, N. T. 
Empidonax acadicUs. — On June io, 1893) 1 shot a male of this species in 
tall woods covering a hillside in Woodhaven, Queens County. The bird 
was feeding, and uttering a harsh, gutteral note. At about the same date 
the previous year, and in the same woods, I heard the note of a Fly- 
catcher which I supposed to be also of this species. Both of these 
appeared to be living in the immediate neighborhood, so I judge that they 
were breeding, although a brief search failed to reveal either nest or mate. 
The two birds mentioned above are the only ones of the species I have 
ever seen on Long Island, but through the courtesy of Mr. William 
Dutcher, I am enabled to present the following additional information. 
In 1879, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt published a brief paper entitled 
‘Notes on Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay, Long Island,’ in which he 
says of the species, “rather common summer resident; much less so than 
the minimus. Frequents the dry, rather dense woods, keeping in the 
underbrush and among the lower branches of the trees. In autumn, I 
have found the curiously-banded young, associating with various warblers ; 
otherwise they are solitary birds. Is more restless than the trailli. It 
has a querulous note, sounding like ‘queech,’ or ‘qu-eech,’ which it utters 
repeatedly and rapidly.” 
In 1888, Mr. Alfred Marshall found the bird breeding. Following is a 
copy of a letter written by him to Mr. Dutcher. He says, “I enclose letter 
of Capt Bendire, identifying the eggs and nest as Acadian Flycatcher. 
They were found June 17, 1888, at Northport, L. I. The nest was placed 
in a dogwood tree, about ten or twelve feet from the ground. It was in 
quite deep woods and about one hundred yards from a grass field. The 
nest is composed of bark of cedar, and is lined with weeds. The bird was 
very shy, and it was about an hour before I saw her at all.” 
From the records I have given, it will be seen that the Acadian Fly- 
catcher is apparently confined on Long Island, to the heavily wooded 
districts of the north shore, where it is a regular and perhaps not un- 
common resident. Auk XI. Jan. 1894 P. 82-83 
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General Notes. 
at fii st appeared to be a nest of the Red-eyed Vireo but which 
inspection proved to be that of the Acadian Flycatcher ( Emfidonax ^acad- 
*<•/«) Lhe nest contained three young several days old. The parent 
kept to ‘he nest until I was within a yard of her, thus giving a good 
chance for ulent.fication. I think there are but two or three recordTof 
h PeC16S occurnn g m Connecticut. Auk XI. July. 18 g 4 p . Q5Q 
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