| OCR Text |
Show 254 93. Myiarchus cinerascens, Lawr.- Ash- throated Flycatcher. Generally distributed over the southern portion of the State and common, avoiding the heavy timber and the mountains. Habits very similar to those of orinitus. The young were fnlly fledged by the middle of July. No. Sex. Locality. Date. Collector. 81 946 961 969 341 979 9 ad. $ jun. rfjun. 2 Jan. ? jaii. Santa Barbara. Cal., Qjai Creek, Cat Fort Tejon, Cal do do do June 96 July 17 July 96 July 96 An*. 9 Aug. 9 H. W. Henehaw. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 94. Sayornis nigricans, ( Swains.).- Black Flycatcher. This Flycatcher is quite numerous in summer in California, especially in the southern portion, where its habits and method of nidification recall those of the eastern Phoebe. No. 43 143 963 Sex. cfad. ? ad. rfjun. Santa Barbara, Cal... do Fort Tejon, Cal Locality. Date. Jane 94 June 99 July 97 Collector. IT. W. Hnnshaw. Da ' Do. 95. Sayornis sayus, ( Bon.).- Say's Flycatcher. The proclivity of this species for a rather northerly habitat is seen in California, where it is not found at all in summer in the southern portion, though possibly it occurs in the more northern parts. In the fall, it makes its appearance south of San Francisco late in September, and remains through the winter. No. Sex. Locality. Date. Collector. Near Kernville, Cal. Oct 90 96. Cantopus borealis, ( Swains.).- Olive- sided Flycatcher. Coincident with its diffusion over North America generally, this Flycatcher is found on the Pacific coast, though in Southern California at least it appears to be not so numerous as in the middle region. It is pretty closely confined to the mountains. No. 753 Sex. cf ad. Locality. Mountains near Fort Tejon, Cal Date. Aug. 5 Collector. H. W. Henshaw. 97. Contopis virens, ( Linn.), var. richardsoni, Swains.- Short- legged Pewee. In California, as elsewhere throughout the far west, this Pewee is by far the most numerous of the Flycatchers. It is found in every piece of woodland, though in summer the greater number retire to the depths of the mountains. No. 144 391 3,*> 4 Sex. 2 ad. § ad. < f jun. Santa Barbara, Cal.... Fort Tejon, Cal Tejon Mountains, Cal. Locality. Date. June 99 Aug. 7 Aug. 10 Collector. H. W. Henabaw. Do. Do. 98. Empidonax traili, ( And.), var. pusillus, Swains.- Little Flycatcher. Dr. Cooper was certainly in error in considering the E traili as identical with the form found in California. This is the same as that occurring in the middle region, |
