. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. Fig. 49. Hooded Flycatcher. )V-o â i^^ Fig. 50. Green Black-capped Flycatcher. wing about 2^ ; tail about 2. North America, at large ; common. Wils., iii, 103, pi. 26, f. 4; Nutt., i, 408 ; Aud., ii, 21, pi. 75; Bd., 293 pusillus. Canadian Flycatcher. Bluish-ash; crown speckled with lanceolate black marks, crowded and generally continuous on th
. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. Fig. 49. Hooded Flycatcher. )V-o â i^^ Fig. 50. Green Black-capped Flycatcher. wing about 2^ ; tail about 2. North America, at large ; common. Wils., iii, 103, pi. 26, f. 4; Nutt., i, 408 ; Aud., ii, 21, pi. 75; Bd., 293 pusillus. Canadian Flycatcher. Bluish-ash; crown speckled with lanceolate black marks, crowded and generally continuous on the fore- head ; the latter divided lengthwise by a slight yellow line ; short super- ciliary line and edges of eyelids, yellow; lores black, continuous with black under the eye, aud this passing as a chain of black streaks down the side of the neck and prettily encir- cling the throat like a necklace; excepting these streaks and the white under tail coverts, the entire under parts are clear yellow; wings and tail un- marked ; feet flesh color. In the 9 and young the black is obscure or much restricted, and the back may be slightly glossed with olive : but they cannot be mistaken. In this plumage the bird is Myiodioctes bonajyartii Aud., ii, 17, pi. 73 ; Nutt., i, 2d ed. 330 about 5^ ; wing 2J; tail 2J. Eastern United States, an abundant and beau- tiful woodland species. Wils., ii, 100, pi. 26, f. 2; Nutt., i, 372; Aud., ii, 14; pi. 72, Bd., 294 canadensis. Obs. The Small-headed Flycatcher, Muscicapa minuta Wils., vi, 62, pi. 50, f. i, 2d ed. 334; Aud., 1, 238, pi. 07; Bd., 293, now unknown, is conjec-. FiG. 51. Canadian Flycatcher. ; Bd., 295. Length y^ /5 2 : 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Salem [Mass. ] Naturalists' Agency; New York, Dodd and Mead; [etc. ,
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