. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . lack . . nigricans, p. Under tail coverts pure white semiatra, p. 256. 456. Sayornis phoebe {Lath). Ph(ebe. Upper parts olive gray, darker on head ; under parts whitish, tinged below with pale yellowish, sides ofbreast with olive gray. Length: , wing , tail Distribution. — Breeds chiefly in Tran-sition and Upper Sonoran zones in Cast-ro ern North America, west to Colo-^aS^A-) rado, south to the Gulf of Mexico:^ winters from t
. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . lack . . nigricans, p. Under tail coverts pure white semiatra, p. 256. 456. Sayornis phoebe {Lath). Ph(ebe. Upper parts olive gray, darker on head ; under parts whitish, tinged below with pale yellowish, sides ofbreast with olive gray. Length: , wing , tail Distribution. — Breeds chiefly in Tran-sition and Upper Sonoran zones in Cast-ro ern North America, west to Colo-^aS^A-) rado, south to the Gulf of Mexico:^ winters from the southern Atlantic andGulf states to Mexico and Cuba; re-^ corded from Los Angeles Co., Califor-Z-^^^^Z nia, in winter. Nest. — A bulky felted mass, mader S^^^^^ W-v V <& / largely of mosses and lined with f eath- *S^*^^ ers ; attached to rocks, bridges, and ^/ beams of buildings. Eggs: 3 to 8, rromB,olog,ca^i^Survey,U S Dept of ^^.^^^ sometimes finely but Sparsely Fig. 329. speckled around larger end with — Chiefly injurious insects. The habits of the phoebe are very similar to those of the black. FLYCATCHERS 255 phoebe, but the names house and barn pewee apply better to it,and more popular affection attaches to this confiding bird than to itshandsome western relative. It builds under bridges and culvertsmost frequently, but barns and sheds, piazza crotches, and windowsills all offer it congenial homes. Its nest, found year after year in the same place or only a rafteraway, though big and loosely put together, seems a marvel ofbeauty with its touches of green moss. The bird herself with herplain voice, jerky motions, and abrupt manners but homely virtuescomes to hold a place in our affections that no bickering, domineer-ing vociferaiis could ever hope to win. 457. Sayornis saya (Bonap.). Say Phcbbe. Adults. — Anterior lower parts grayish, posterior tawny brownish; upperparts dark gray, wing quills and tail black. Young : like adults, but wingcoverts
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