On the Winter Distribution of the Bobolink (Dolichonyx Oryzivorus) with Remarks on Its Routes of Migration

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common, and restricted to the cultivated valleys. It is said to be most numerous about places where bees are kept. 25. Myiarchus crinitus. CRESTED FLYCATCHER.-Of universal dispersion throughout the region; common. 26. Sayornis phcebe. PHCEBE.-About the town of Chester, I have never met with the'Phcebe during the month of June. In my wagon tour across 'the country it was first encountered, June 5, at Fair Forest, five mile's west of Spartanburgh. On the same day its loud cries were heard at the South Fork of Tiger River, also in Spartanburgh County. June 4, I888, a pair were found established at a small mill-pond midway between the villages of Easley and Pickens. At Mt. Pinnacle, it is common in the vicinage of water, ranging up to about 2500 feet. Back on the heights, sheltered situations in the walls of rock are frequently selected as nesting places. Young birds., just ready to leave the nest, were seen as late as June 23 in I887. 27. Contopus virens. WOOD PEWEE.--Conspicuously common everywhere in the. woods. 28. Empidonax acadicus. ACADIAN FLYCATCHER.-MOst widely dispersed at the lower levels. Along the larger streams it reaches a higher elevation than elsewhere in the mountains. On the niorth fork of the Oolenoy, .near the High-low Gap, it was common at 2500 feet, the highest point at which the species was observed.