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 46 THE CONDOR Vol. XVlI Thereafter there were flowers of many kinds in abundance. In the early days of summer the beautiful Pentstemon tubiflorus comes into flower, nd although pure white, proved a great attraction to the hummingbird. As midsummer arrived and flowering plants grew scarce, the hummingbirds resorted to the heavier woodland, hunting among the leaves, and, if I am not mistaken, feeding often on the honeydew. A female was noted on June 13, putting the finishing touches to her nest. The species does not depart until the first week in Octo- ber. Tyrannus tyranus. Kingbird. Entirely a transient, as considered with- in the scope of this article. Several were seen May 13, 1914; and on August. 22, 1913, I found three birds in heavy woodland. lyiarchus crinitu. Crested Flycatcher. Not more .than three or four pairs were noted during either of the two years spent in the region. It is one of the species that is rather tardy in completing the moult, specimens taken as late as August 28, or just before their departure southward, being in a very ragged state. Arrived April 30, in 1914. layorni lhoebe. Phoebe. Present most of the year; or from March 16, to November 12, inclusive. During the nesting period it was of course con- fined to the vicinity of streams; otherwise of general dispersion. Nest-build- ing well advanced by March 31. NuttaUornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Found to be a regular, al- though rather uncommon, transient. Four were noted perched in high trees bordering a stream, May 16, 1914; a week later a flock of five was observed. A single bird was seen August 25, 1913. In 1914 a southbound individual was found September 18, as a companion of a Pewee, perching on the dead top of a tall forest tree. Myiochanes virens. Wood Pewee. Every few acres of woodland was im habited by either a pair of pewees, or of Acadian Flycatchers. The pewees were partial to the dry hillsides, while the latter were mostly restricted to densely wooded draws, or to streamsides, their ranges rarely overlapping dur- ing the period of nesting activity. In 1914 the Pewee arrived April 29, and re- mained until September 29. A bird of the year taken on the last named date still retained some of the juvenile leathering on the crown. An extensive flight of this species occurred September 18, 1914, single trees with a dozen or more birds perched on them, were observed during the early morning hours. Empidonax fiaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. A regular transient, passing through in spring after the middle of May (16th to 22nd, in 1914). The southward movement extended from September 1 to the 23rd. The birds were found in low undergrowth as well as among the foliage of the highest trees, but seldom ventured to the edges of clearings. Empidonax virescens. Acadian Flycatcher. The commonest flycatcher during the period it was present, or from April 28 to September 1. Young just able to fly found August 19. Empidonax trailli traini. Traill Flycatcher. Although this form was first described from Arkansas, it is quite partial to the prairie or thinly tim- bered sections, rarely venturing into timbered mountain country. I met with it twice, on both occasions along the same stream. On May 22, 1914, one was shot as it alighted on a small bush, in a field. Again found on June 9, feeding about the catkins of a late flowering willow. Neither individual, upon dissec- tion, showed evidence of. breeding.