. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. I :. I' \k^ )h-*-^i OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. "â f ^ *> i â â i-^C/i^i i CONTOPUS BOREALIS. Char. Above, dull olive brown, darker on head, paler on rump; tail dusky, tipped with gray; wings dusky, with gray band; lower parts yel- lowish white ; flanks pale olive. Length 7^ to 8 inches. Nest. Saddled on horizontal limb of tall tree ; of twigs and grass lined with grass and moss. Es^i^s. 3-5; creamy white, spotted near larger en
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. I :. I' \k^ )h-*-^i OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. "â f ^ *> i â â i-^C/i^i i CONTOPUS BOREALIS. Char. Above, dull olive brown, darker on head, paler on rump; tail dusky, tipped with gray; wings dusky, with gray band; lower parts yel- lowish white ; flanks pale olive. Length 7^ to 8 inches. Nest. Saddled on horizontal limb of tall tree ; of twigs and grass lined with grass and moss. Es^i^s. 3-5; creamy white, spotted near larger end with reddish brown and pale purple; X This remarkable species, wliich appertains to the group of Pewees, was obtained in the woods of Mount Auburn, in this vicinity, by Mr. John Bethune, of Cambridge, on the 7th of June, 1830. This, and a second specimen acquired soon afterwards, were females on the point of incubation. A third individual of the same sex was killed on the 21st of June, 1831. They were all of them fat, and had their stomachs filled with torn fragments of wild bees, wasps, and other sim- ilar insects. I have watched the motions of two other living individuals who appeared tyrannical and quarrelsome even with each other; the attack was always accompanied with a whir- ring, querulous twitter. Their dispute was apparently, like that of savages, about the rights of their respective hunting- grounds. One of the birds, the female, whom I usually saw alone, was uncommonly sedentary. The territory she seemed. 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 original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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