FAM. XVIII. FLYCATCHERS 



163 



feet are also black. The coloring is almost like that of the 

 juncos. This is a flycatcher of wooded regions, especially the 

 borders of rocky streams. 



Length, 6| ; wing, 3| (3i-3J); tail, ^ ; tarsus, f ; culmen, \. South- 

 western United States from Texas to Washington, south to Lower Cali- 

 fornia and central Mexico. 



9. Olive-sided Flycatcher (459. Contbpus horeMis). — A dusky, 

 olive-brown bird, with the lower parts white, except the olivp- 

 brown sides, which give it its 

 name ; the wing bars are very in- 

 conspicuous, and there are curious 

 tufts of fluffy feathers on the flanks, 

 nearly white in color. This is a 

 woodland bird found usually in 

 the tree tops. 



Length, 71 ; wing, 4i (3f4}) ; tail, 

 3 ; tarsus, J ; culmen, f . North America ; 

 breeding from New England northward, 

 and wintering from Mexico to northern 

 South America. 



10. Wood Pewee (461. Contdpus 

 virens). — A dusky, olive-brown- 

 backed, whitish-bellied bird, with 

 the head, wings, and tail blackish. 

 The middle of the belly is yel- 

 lowish, a ring around the eye 

 white, and the two wing bars whitish, 

 almost fuscous-backed bird, while the yellowish-white under 

 parts have some gray on the sides of throat and breast. It is 

 necessary to note the lengths of wings and tail in order to 

 separate this species from some other flycatchers. It is a 

 common wood-living, retiring bird, with sweet, pensive notes 

 sounding much like its name. 



Length, 6J; wing, 3} (3-3^) ; tail, 2i-2J ; tarsus, ^; culmen, i. Eastern 

 North America from the Plains ; breeding from Florida to southern Can- 

 ada, and wintering south of the United States in eastern Mexico to 

 Central America. 



Olive-sided Flyoatolier 

 This is a very dark, 



