LESSER PALTRY FLYCATCHER 



18. Tyranniscus vilissimus parvus (Lawrence) 

 Lesser Paltry Flycatcher 



Male. Length 98 mm. (3.85 in.); tail 38 mm. 

 (1.50 in.). Top of head dusky grayish olive; 

 rest of upper parts greenish olive; a line of 



FIG. 65. Tyranniscus vilissimus parvus 



(Nat. Size) 



ashy, shading to white over eye; bend of wings 

 and quills edged with dull yellow, the yellow 

 wing bars indistinct; cheeks and under parts 

 pale gray, the latter indistinctly streaked and 

 washed with darker gray and changing to 

 yellowish white on abdomen. A short, straight 

 and thick bill. 



Female. Length 88 mm. (3.10 in.); tail 34 

 mm. (1.35 in.). Similar to male in color. 



Recorded from Lion Hill Station. A small, 

 stout bird with tail of moderate length and 

 without unusual coloration, but it should be 

 readily distinguishable by its peculiar bill, 

 suggesting that of a chickadee more than a 

 flycatcher. 



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