LIST OF THE BIRDS OF COBIIAM, VIRGINIA. 
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81. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. —Resident; 
rather common. 
82. Tyrannus carolinensis. King Bird; Bee 
Martin. — Summer resident; common; breeds. Arrives 
April 20th. 
83. Myiarchus crinitus. Great-crested Fly¬ 
catcher. — Summer resident ; common; breeds. Arrives 
April 28th. t 
84. Sayiornis fusca. Pewee. — Summer resident; 
common ; breeds. Arrives March 4th. The construction 
of its nest is sometimes commenced as early as the 1st of 
April. 
85. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Summer 
resident; rather common. Arrives May 1st. 
86. Empidonax acadicus. Small Green- 
crested Flycatcher. —Summer resident; rather com¬ 
mon. Arrives about the second week in May or earlier. 
87. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. 
— I am confident that I have met with this species, although 
the small Flycatchers of this genus are difficult to distin¬ 
guish from each other. 
88. Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. — 
Summer resident; common. Arrives April 19th. 
89. Chordediles popetue. Night Hawk; Bull 
Bat. — Summer resident; common. Arrives about April 
25th. Abundant in the latter part of August. 
90. Chaetura pelasgica. Chimney Swallow. — 
Summer resident; abundant; breeds. Arrives April 16th. 
91. Trochilus colubris. Humming Bird. — Sum¬ 
mer resident; common. Arrives May 1st. One of the 
early writers on New England describes it in the following 
manner : “ There is a curious bird to see to, called a hun- 
ninu bird, no binner than a ureat Beetle ; that out of 
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question lives upon the Bee, which he eateth & catcheth 
