. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 162 SAY'S FLYCATCHER. of tlu'so, we may mention the Crested Flycatclicr [Miiscicapa crinita), fo well described and figured by Wilson in hia second volume; and par- ticularly the Muitr'u'iipa ferox* of Ginelin, a South American bird, the deneription of wliieh agrees so well with the spcoiea we are now con- sidering, that it might bo equally applied to either. Our bird differs from the two latter by that striking eharaeter, the white exterior web of the outer tail-feather. From the cri
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 162 SAY'S FLYCATCHER. of tlu'so, we may mention the Crested Flycatclicr [Miiscicapa crinita), fo well described and figured by Wilson in hia second volume; and par- ticularly the Muitr'u'iipa ferox* of Ginelin, a South American bird, the deneription of wliieh agrees so well with the spcoiea we are now con- sidering, that it might bo equally applied to either. Our bird differs from the two latter by that striking eharaeter, the white exterior web of the outer tail-feather. From the crinita it may, more especially, be known by the spot on the crown, which does not exist in that species: by not having the tail and wing feathers rufous in any part; and by having the primaries narrowed at tip, while the crinita has them quite large, entire and rounded. On a particular comparison with thn ferox, we shall perceive that the bill of that bird is flattened, broad, and cari- nate, whilst in the verticalis it is almost rounded above. The general color of the latter is, besides, much paler, and the tail is less deeply emargiiiated. The Arkansas Flycatcher appears to inhabit all the region extending west of the Missouri river. The specimen we have been describing is a male, killed in the beginning of July, on the river Platte, a few days' march from the 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 Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Canino, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, Prince de. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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