342 KORTII AMERICAN BIRDS. 



russet-olivc, tho top of the bead similar to the 

 back ; wing-bands buff or butty -whitish ; lower 

 parts white, more or less stronglj' tinged with sul- 

 ])hur-ycllow laterally and posteriori}-, and (usu- 

 allj- verj- faintly) shaded across breast with olive 

 or graj'ish. Young : Similar to adidt, but with 

 wing-bauds deeper ochraeeous, and feathers of 

 upper parts (cspeciallj- crown and rump) nar- 

 rowly tipped with paler, producing an inconspic- 

 uous mottling. Mah': Wing 2.75-3.10 (2.83), tail 

 2.30-2.70 (2.49), culmcn .62-.69 (.CG), bill from 

 nostril .32-.39 (.35), width at base .28-.30 (.30), 

 tarsus .59-.67 (.G2). Female: Wing 2.55-2.70 

 (2.65), tail 2.25-2.35 (2.32). Kest a very thin, flat 

 structure secured between forks near the ex- 

 tremity of a (u.sually depending) branch, com- 

 posed of fine rootlets, tree-catkins, etc. Eggs 

 2-A, .72 X -53, pale creamy buff or creamy white, 

 sparsely speckled or spotted, chief!}- on larger end, 

 with deep rustj^ brown or madder-brown. JTab. 

 Eastern United States ; south, in winter, through 

 eastern Mexico and Central America to Ecuador; 



Cuba 4C5. E. virescens (Vieii.i,.). 



Green-crested Flycatcher.' 

 f. First quill usually shorter than fit'lli ; color olive or 

 grayish brown above — never distinctly greenish. 

 gK Tail even, or very slightlj- rounded ; wing averaging 

 more than 2.60. (Length 5.50-6.50.) 

 h'. Adult: Above olive, usually decidedly grayer 

 on bead ; wing-bands varying from dull 

 brownish graj-, or graj-ish brown, to nearly 

 white ; lower parts white, tinged more or 

 less with sulphur-yellow posteriorly, and 

 shaded with olivc-graj'ish on sides of breast; 

 under wing-coverts very pale buify yellow. 

 Young: Similar, but rather browner above 

 and more distinctlj- tinged with 3-ellow be- 

 neath, tho wing-bands deep bufl', or ochra- 

 eeous. Mole: Length about 5.80-6.25, wing 

 2.70-2.85 (2.75). tail 2.35-2.60 (2.51), culmen 

 .64-.73 (.69), bill from nostril .35-.40 (.38), 

 width at base .27-.31 (.29), tarsus .65-.72 

 (.68). Female: Length about 5.55-6.00, wing 

 2.55-2.65 (2.60), tail 2.20-2.50 (2.38), other 



1 C/. liUEWSTER, Tbo Auk, xii. April, 18VS, pp. 157-159. 



