COLOMBIAN FLYCATCHER 



head and converging on the nape, the blackish 

 brown of sides of head forming a broad dark 

 patch below the white stripes; rest of plumage 

 above olive ; wing quills with more or less reddish 

 brown edgings; chin and throat white, changing 

 rather abruptly to bright canary yellow on re- 

 mainder of under parts. Bill black, small 

 and narrow, gradually but decidedly curved 

 terminally. 



A noisy and conspicuous bird of similar size 

 and appearance to the following species, M. 

 similis columbianus, but distinguishable by the 

 blacker top to the head, the reddish brown edging 

 the wing quills and the absence of wing bars. It 

 is of similar habits, also, though less partial to the 

 vicinity of water, being found in any open place 

 with scattered trees, including the vicinity of 

 habitations. "Gatun. Found in a marshy 

 thicket. Large flock feeding in the tree tops in 

 wet woodland." (Jewel.) 



25. Myiozetetes similis columbianus 

 (Cabanis and Heine) 

 Colombian Flycatcher 



Myiozetetes texensis columbianus RIDGWAY, Birds of N. 

 and M. Amer., IV, p. 449, 1907; STONE, Proc. Phila. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci., 1918, p. 265. 



Sexes alike. Length 156 mm. (6.15 in.); 



tail 68 mm. (2.70 in.). Resembles M. cayenensis 



harterti and is about the same size, but top of 



head is grayer, the white stripe on forehead 



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