FLYCATCHERS: LITTLE TRAILL FLYCATCHER 437 
A number of birds were seen in the Jemez Mountains and an adult 
and immature were collected, August 24, 1906, near Santa Clara Creek 
at about 8,000 feet. Neither birds showed signs of molt, though the 
feathers of the adult were much abraded. Other families were seen or 
heard up to about 8,500 feet. So, as it appears, the quiet-voiced birds are 
pleasantly associated with the best of the timbered mountain country in 
New Mexico. 
Additional Literature.—Bailey, F. M., Condor, VIII, 108, 1906 (nest).— 
Myers, H. W., Condor, XIII, 87-89, 1911 (nesting habits). 
LITTLE TRAILL FLYCATCHER: Empidonax traflli brewsteri Oberholser 
Description.— Male: Wing 2.7-2.S inches, tail 2.2-2.3, bill .5, tarsus .6-.7. 
Female slightly smaller. Adults: Crown brownish olive, centers of feathers olive- 
brown; rest of upperparts olive-brown, more olive on upper tail coverts; tail and wings 
dark brown, tail with basal portions margined externally with brownish olive; wing 
with brownish edgings; lores yellowish white; underparts white, shaded with gray on 
breast, tinged with yellow below. 
Comparisons. —The wide bill, brownish instead of green upperparts, and whitish 
underparts, are distinctive. 
Range. —Breeds from southwestern British Columbia and Idaho south to central 
Texas, New Mexico, Durango, northern Sonora, and northern Lower California; 
winters in Central America south to Nicaragua and Colombia. 
State Records. —Either the Little Traill Flycatcher is rare in New Mexico or 
else it has been overlooked by most observers and collectors, for there are only a 
few records of its occurrence in the State. These few records come from the lower 
parts where it was taken June 1, 1904, at Rineonada (Surber); near Santa Rosa, 
May 26, 1903 (Bailey); and at Fort Bayard, July 27, 1897 (Fisher). It was prob¬ 
ably breeding not far distant from these places and has been reported as a summer 
resident at Cooney and Carlisle (Barrell). 
In the fall migration it was found a little higher to 6,500 feet in the Magdalena 
Mountains, August 30, 1909 (Goldman); and was present at Apache from July 
30 to September 6, 1886 (Anthony). 
In the spring, the first were seen at Cooney, May 10, 1889 (Barrell).—W. W. 
Cooke. 
Nest. —In low bushes near water, made of dry grasses, pine needles, shreds 
of bark, and plant fibers, lined with fibers, bark, grass tops, fern down, and horse 
hair. Eggs: 2 to 4, white or pinkish buff, with dots or blotches of brown, mostly 
about the larger end. 
General Habits.— The Little Traill Flycatcher is found in willow 
thickets, beaver meadows, and the borders of mountain parks, where its 
whitish underparts and brownish upperparts, its quick nervous move¬ 
ments, and its frequently repeated whit , help to identify it. 
HAMMOND FLYCATCHER: Empidonax hammondi (Xantus) 
Description. — Male: Length about S.5-5.7 inches, wing 2.6-2.8, tail 2.3-2.5, 
bill .5-.6, width at base .2, tarsus .6-.7. Female: Length about 5.2 inches, wing 
2.4-2.7, tail 2.1-2.4. Bill very small and narrow, under mandible usually blackish; 
first ( outside ) primary longer than fifth; tail usually notched. Adults: White-bellied 
