. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER. EUPUIONAX T. 'JLUI ALNORUM. rumn*^ârf"'''"-''*1'. ?'i.⢠''"'"⢠â ''"â¢''" ⢠"« 'â¢"<'â lighter on the 2L"^. P"*' """»"⢠'"e side, tinged with olive, which ex with yellowwh white bare. Length 5J4 to 6 inches. '^ , fâ «'; . /â *" "f "**" '°'''' '" » ='â¢P °f »''^"» Of low deciduous tree ,, " u 1 ^â¢""''' ""Powd °' gi-Ms roots or
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER. EUPUIONAX T. 'JLUI ALNORUM. rumn*^ârf"'''"-''*1'. ?'i.⢠''"'"⢠â ''"â¢''" ⢠"« 'â¢"<'â lighter on the 2L"^. P"*' """»"⢠'"e side, tinged with olive, which ex with yellowwh white bare. Length 5J4 to 6 inches. '^ , fâ «'; . /â *" "f "**" '°'''' '" » ='â¢P °f »''^"» Of low deciduous tree ,, " u 1 ^â¢""''' ""Powd °' gi-Ms roots or hempen fibre, lined usually with fine gn«.. someumes with horsrf-hair or thistl^own h,â¢f'^;*' f ""^ "*"** "'â *"*' '"''"j' 'P<"'«' ««'' 'iglit and dark brown chiefly about the larger end; X This species, so nearly allied .0 the last, was first distin- guished by Audubon. Its note resembles the syllable 'wheel wheei, articulated clearly while in the act of flying. It was first observed on the wooded skirts of the prairies along the banks of the Arkansas. Mr. Townsend and myself observed it m various places in the skirts of the forests of the Colun-bia and WahUmet during the summer, when it was breeding, but we could not discover the nest. Its motions are thus de- scribed by Audubon: "When leaving the top branches of a low tree this bird takes long flights, skimming in zig-zag lines passing close over the tops of the tall grasses, snapping at and seizmg diflerent species of winged insects, and returning to the same trees to ; Traill's Flycatcher is chiefly a spring and autumn migrant through southern New England, though a few pairs breed as far. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the o
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