. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I; Ik' 1; ft. TRA I 's i-i,\ c\ rc: n !:r. 'llJONAX ( CllAR. I'ppcr ])aits olive brown, darker on iIk- licad. lipliter on tlie rump; under parts wliitish, the sides tinged with i)ale olive whicli ex- tends nearly across the breast, the belly tinged with yellow ; wings dusky, with yellowish white bars. Length ^'^ to G inches. A',s/. On an iijiright fork in a cliiini) of alders or low deciduous tree, I to S feet from the ground; composed of grass r
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I; Ik' 1; ft. TRA I 's i-i,\ c\ rc: n !:r. 'llJONAX ( CllAR. I'ppcr ])aits olive brown, darker on iIk- licad. lipliter on tlie rump; under parts wliitish, the sides tinged with i)ale olive whicli ex- tends nearly across the breast, the belly tinged with yellow ; wings dusky, with yellowish white bars. Length ^'^ to G inches. A',s/. On an iijiright fork in a cliiini) of alders or low deciduous tree, I to S feet from the ground; composed of grass roots or hempen tibre, lined usually with fine grass, sometimes with horse-hair or thistle-down. â ^vs'-f- 3-4 I creamy white or buff, boldly spotted with light and dark brown chiefly about the larger end ; X 'I'his species, so nearly allied to the last, was ;t distin- guished by Audubon. Its note resembles the syllable 'w/icef, 'ri'/ur/, articulated clearly while in the act of Hying. It was first obser\ed on the wooded skirts of the prairies along the banks of the Arkansas. Mr. Townscnd and myself observed it in various places in the skirts of the forests of the Columbia and Wahlamet during the summer, when it was breeding, but we could not discover the nest. Its motions are thus de- scribed by Autlubon : " 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. snaj)ping at and seizing different 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 *i«. 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, Montag
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