. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 406 NORTH AMKRICAN PhfFnupiptn nitins Total leiijftli, 7.()0 ; winj,', ; tail, ; length of bill from fbruhead, .40, from nostril .31, along giipo, Mi; !, .70 ; niitUllu toe an<l cliiw, .05. Had. ^louiitaiuous region of the ' southern portions of Western and Mid- dle Provinces of United Stales, and south to Orizaba; t'ape St. Lucas; IMa- teau of Mexico (resident, Sumichkast). Ha nil's. So I'ar as known, this bird occurs in the moiiiitainous ul' the I'ui
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 406 NORTH AMKRICAN PhfFnupiptn nitins Total leiijftli, 7.()0 ; winj,', ; tail, ; length of bill from fbruhead, .40, from nostril .31, along giipo, Mi; !, .70 ; niitUllu toe an<l cliiw, .05. Had. ^louiitaiuous region of the ' southern portions of Western and Mid- dle Provinces of United Stales, and south to Orizaba; t'ape St. Lucas; IMa- teau of Mexico (resident, Sumichkast). Ha nil's. So I'ar as known, this bird occurs in the moiiiitainous ul' the I'uited States, frniu Fort Tejon, Cal., to ^, and t'runi the IJio (Jrande to San Diego. It is closely allied, in its appearance, as also in numy of its haltits, Itotii willi the Waxwings and the Flycatchers. This species was first detected within the United States by (.'oloiu'l IMcf'all, wlio obtained it in California in 18r(2. Its habits, as he observed tlieni, ))artook of those of the true Fly- catcher. Tiiey are said to be remarkable for their slender, active form, in wliich their long and ample tail, and the elongated feathers of their head, ca](al)le of being erected into a crest, are conspicuous features. Colonel McCall first met with them in a clump of trees on the borders of a mountain brook, between Valliecita and El Chino. A number of them were to- gether actively engaged in the pursuit of insects. They were light and graceful on the wing, tliough swift and decided in tlieir motions than the true Fly- catcliers. In these evolutions the bright white spot on the wing, visible only when tl,p Aviiig is spre'ad, was cpiite conspicuous, and in fine contrast with the glossy Itlack of the general plumage. In his Journey Colonel ]\fcCall after- wards met this bird several times, either in small comj)anies or singly. They were always eitlier on mountain sides, or in the timbered borders of mountain streams. Dr. Henry met with this species near the Little Lagoon, on the
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