324 CRTLNG BIRDS — CLAjMATORES. 



tent, 12.75; wing, 4.25 ; tail, 3.30 ; tarsus, O.CO. Iris brown; liill Ijlack, yellow at base ; 

 feet black. 



Hah. Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of the United States, and interior towards the nortb. 

 Greenland (Ruinbardt). Soutb to Costa Rica. 



Tins is a Nortliem flycatcher, -which .seem.s to be resident in most parts of 

 this State wliere it is found, but not occurring south of Monterej^ where Dr. 

 Gambel found young in July. I found them rather common in the Coast 

 Eange toward Santa Cruz, where they had nests in May, but I could not 

 examine any of these, their location being generally on a high. inaccessible 

 branch. I also found this bird at Lake Talioe in September. It is rather 

 silent, keeping mostly on tops of the trees, and catching passing insects. In 

 spring it utters a loud, monotonous chirping note, frequently repeated, 

 sometimes for hours together, and sometimes a call resembling " phee-bee." 

 Nuttall found a nest, about fifty feet from the ground, in ]\Iassachusetts, 

 built much like that of the king-bird. The eggs were four, yellowish cream- 

 color, with dark brown and lavender purple spots thinly dispersed. 



It is a much more abundant bird near the Columbia Eiver and through- 

 out the Northern Eocky IMountains. There they migrate, remaining at the 

 Lower Columbia from ]\Iay to October. 



Contopus pei'tinax, Cabanis. 

 COUES FLYCATCHER. 



Contopus poilnnr, CuiANis. Mus. Hcin. II. 1859, 72. (Mexico.) — CouES, Pr. Phil. Acail. 

 1866, 60. (Fort Wliipplc.) — Elliot, B. N. A. I. ; pi. 8. 



Sp. Char. Second, third, and fourth quills nearly equal ; first intermediate between fifth 

 and si.Kth. Tail slightly forked. Upper parts uniform olive-green, rather darker on the 



head. Beneath, the olive is a little lighter, and covers the whole under surfaces in slightly 

 varying shade, exce|)t the chin, middle of belly, and crissnm. Axillars, and inside and 

 edge of wings, yellowish with tinge of buff. Middle and greater wing coverts rather paler 



