. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 406 NORTH AMERICAN Plirpnopi pin niti iis Total 'th, ; wing, ; tuil, ; len<,'th ol' bill from forehead, AG, from nostril .31, along gape, .00 ; tarsus, .70; middle toe and elaw, .03. IIaij. Mountainous region of the (' southern portions of Western and Mid- dle Provinces of United States, and south to Orizaba; Cape St. Lucivs; Pla- teau of Mexico (resident, Slmichkast). Habits. S«» far as
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 406 NORTH AMERICAN Plirpnopi pin niti iis Total 'th, ; wing, ; tuil, ; len<,'th ol' bill from forehead, AG, from nostril .31, along gape, .00 ; tarsus, .70; middle toe and elaw, .03. IIaij. Mountainous region of the (' southern portions of Western and Mid- dle Provinces of United States, and south to Orizaba; Cape St. Lucivs; Pla- teau of Mexico (resident, Slmichkast). Habits. S«» far as known, this bird occurs in tlie mountainous portions of the Tnited States, from Fort Tejon, Cal., to Mexico, and from the IJio (Irande to San I)ie<;o. It is closely allied, in its api)earance, as also in many of its lial)its, both with tlie Waxwings and the Flycatchers. This species was first detected within the United States by C(donel McCall, who ol)tained it in California in 1802. Its habits, as he obseryed tliem, partook of those of the true Fly- catcher. They are said to be remarkable for their slender, actiye form, in which their \o\v^ and ample tail, and the elono;ate(l feathers of their liead, cajiable of ^ erected into a crest, are cons])icu(nis features. Colonel Mc('all first met with them in a clump of trees on the borders of a mountain brook, between Valliecita and El Chino. A numl)er of them were to- gether actiyely engaged in the ])ursuit of insects. They were light and graceful on the wing, though less swift and decided in their motions than the true Fly- catchers. In these eyolutions the bright white spot on the wing, yisible only when tljp Aying is spread, wiis quite cons[»icuous, and in fine contrast with the glossy lilack of the general plumage. In his journey Colonel McCall after- wards met this bird seyeral times, either in small companies or singly. They were always either on mountain sides, or in the timbered borilers of motmtain streams.
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