. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. — THE FLYCATCllEUS. 385. 4^0602 ^ Genus MITREPHORI7S, Sclater. MUrcphorus, Sclateii, P. Z. S. T859, 44. (Tyi)f, M. phfvorrrcus.) Gen'. Char. Similar in j^eneral character to M. empidonax, but with fulvous, fulvous-olive aud rufous tints, instead of clear olive, gray, white, and sulphur-yellow. Head crested; bristles of gape reaching nearly to tip of bill. Feet very weak. The type of this genus (3/. phccoc
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. — THE FLYCATCllEUS. 385. 4^0602 ^ Genus MITREPHORI7S, Sclater. MUrcphorus, Sclateii, P. Z. S. T859, 44. (Tyi)f, M. phfvorrrcus.) Gen'. Char. Similar in j^eneral character to M. empidonax, but with fulvous, fulvous-olive aud rufous tints, instead of clear olive, gray, white, and sulphur-yellow. Head crested; bristles of gape reaching nearly to tip of bill. Feet very weak. The type of this genus (3/. phccoccrcus) is (|uite different in form from Umpuhnax, the nearest North American ally, but both M. j^rdlcsccns andfuIvifrons could with little violence be placed in it. There is no posi- tive character to separate the latter from the average of species of Empidonax, ex- cept it be the color. The crest is not at all conspicuous, nor is there any appreciable difference of form; while in the form of the bill these species are much nearer Empiilonax than Mitrephorus. The legs, however, are weaker, and the rictal bristles longer. There are two forms of the group, as defined by Sclater: one embracing £. phaveoruSy Sclater (Mexico and Guatemala), and E. aurantiiventris, Lawr. (Costa Eica) ; the other E. fulvifrons, Giraud, and pallcsccns, Coues. The differences between the last two, which are probably merely races of one species, may be expressed as follows : — , M. fulviirons. Olivaceous above ; beneath ochraceous-fulvous; darkest on the breast, paler on throat and crissum. External edge of outer tail-feathers whitish. Olive of back fulvous; under parts decided ochrey-fulvous. Wing-bands tinged with ochraceous; wing rather pointed. First quill equal to sixth; third, longest. Whig, ; tail, ; tarsus, .61. Hah. Northern Mexico. var. fulvi fro ns} Olive of back grayish; beneath obscurely ochrey-fulvous and much paler: wing-bands grayish-white; wing rather rounded. First quill
Size: 1710px × 1461px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectbirdsnorthamerica
