. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 344 NORTH AMERICAN Sayomis nii;ricons. I, 248. Muscicapa carolinensU fusca, BuissON, Oni. II, 1760, 367. Bhuk-hcaded Fhjcatclicr, Pennant, Arc. Zoul. 11, y»l», 269. BlucL-atp Fl-icatdier, Latham, Sy- noi>sis, I, 353. Empidids fuscus, Caban. M. H. II, St-jit. 1S59, 69 (ty|K'). — ScL. Catal. I5i6'2, 234. Stiifoniis fuscus, liAiKD, Birds N. Am. 1858, 184.—Samukls, 133. — Allkn, n. Flu. 1871, 299. Sp. CiiAR. S
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 344 NORTH AMERICAN Sayomis nii;ricons. I, 248. Muscicapa carolinensU fusca, BuissON, Oni. II, 1760, 367. Bhuk-hcaded Fhjcatclicr, Pennant, Arc. Zoul. 11, y»l», 269. BlucL-atp Fl-icatdier, Latham, Sy- noi>sis, I, 353. Empidids fuscus, Caban. M. H. II, St-jit. 1S59, 69 (ty|K'). — ScL. Catal. I5i6'2, 234. Stiifoniis fuscus, liAiKD, Birds N. Am. 1858, 184.—Samukls, 133. — Allkn, n. Flu. 1871, 299. Sp. CiiAR. Sidvs of breast and upper parts dull olive-brown, fading slijrhtly towards the tail. Top and sides of head daik brown. A few dnll white feathers on the eyelids. Lower parts dull yellowisii-Avhitc, mixed with brown on the chin, and in some indi- viduals a( ross the l)reast. Quills l)rown, the outer primary, secondaries, and tertials edired with dull white. In some individuals the p-reater coverts faintly edired with dull white. Tail brown ; outer edge of lateral feather dull white: outer edges of the rest like the back. Tibiie brown. Bill and feet black. Bill slender, edges nearly straight. Tail rather broad and slightly forked. Third quill longest ; second and fomth nearly equal: the first shorter than sixth. Length, 7 iuches ; wing, ; tai^ Hab. Eastern North America ; Eastern Mexico to Mirador and Orizaba. Cuba (Caban. J. IV, 1); Xalapa, (.^cl. List, 234): Vera Cruz, winter (Si-miciirast, M. B. S. I, 057); San Antonio, Texas (Dresser, Ibis, ISito, 773, rare). Tn autumn, and occasionally in early sj)ring, the colors are much clearer and brighter. Whole lowei parts sometimes l)ri!Li;ht sulj)hur-ycllov'; above, greenish-olive; toj) and sides of the head tinged with .'?ooty. In the young of the year the colors are much duller ; all tlie wing-coverts broadly tij)ped with li^ht ferruiiinous, as also the extreme ends of the winus and tail- featliers. The brown is
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