. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 164 KEY AND DESCRIPTION 11. Western Wood Pewee (462. Contdpus ricJiardsdnii).— This is a bird similar to tlie last, but darker and less olive- tinted on the back, with more of olive-gray across the breast, and less of yellovrish on the belly. Length, 6' ; wing, .S| (3|-3|) ; tail, 2^ ; tarsus, I ; culmen, i. Western United States from the Plains to the Pacific, north to British Columbia, and south in winter to northern South America. 12. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 164 KEY AND DESCRIPTION 11. Western Wood Pewee (462. Contdpus ricJiardsdnii).— This is a bird similar to tlie last, but darker and less olive- tinted on the back, with more of olive-gray across the breast, and less of yellovrish on the belly. Length, 6' ; wing, .S| (3|-3|) ; tail, 2^ ; tarsus, I ; culmen, i. Western United States from the Plains to the Pacific, north to British Columbia, and south in winter to northern South America. 12. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (463. Empidbnax flavivintris). — A small, dark olive-green-backed, yellow-bellied flycatcher, with the yellow breast, sides, and throat washed with much olive-green. The wings and tail are blackish, and the two wing bars whitish. This has more sulphur-yellow on the lower parts than any other of our fly- catchers. No other eastern species has yellow of any shade on the throat. It is practically only a mi- grant in the United States, and dur- ing migrations is almost voiceless. In its summer home in the northern evergreen forests its rather plain- tive call as well as its harsh, abrupt "pse-ek" can be heard. Yellow-tellied Flycatcher Length, 5|; wing, 2| (2|-2|) ; tail, 2^ ; tarsus, I; culmen, J. North America from the Plains eastward; breed- ing from the northern border of the United States to Labrador, and wintering from eastern Mexico to the Isthmus. The Western Flycatcher (464. Empidbnax diffinlin) of the western United States from the Plains to the Pacific is very much like the last, but less yellow below, and with buffy wing bars. The tail averages 21. 13. Green-crested Flycatcher (465. Empidbnax viriscens).-—A slightly crested, dull-greenish-olive flycatcher, with the lower parts yellowish-white, and the distinct wing bars also yellowish- white. The breast has a slight tinge of green, the throat is white, and the wings and tail are blackish. The upper mandi
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