Perching Birds Chiefly Dull Colored. 
456. Pheebe (Sayornis phebe). L. 7. Ads. 
Above grayish olive, crown blackish; outer web of 
outer tail-feather whztzsh; below white tinged with yel- 
low, sides of breast grayish; bill black. Yng. Green- 
er above, yellower below. Notes.  Pewit-phebe, pewtt- 
phebe; call, pee, pee, rarely a flight song. 
Range.—Eastern North America, west to the Rockies; breeds from 
South Carolina and western Texas north to Newfoundland and Man- 
Horay wunters from North Carolina and northern Texas south to Cuba 
459. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Nuttalornis borealis). 
L. 7.4. Ads. Throat and middle of belly white with a 
yellow tinge; sides and most of breast grayish; above 
brownish gray with an olive-tinge, crown darker, the 
feathers lengthened. Notes. Huip-hip or quilp-quilp, 
less often a loud, emphatic whip-péw-hip. (Head.) 
Range.—North America; breeds from Massachusetts (rarely), 
northern New York, and_ Minnesota, northward to Alaska, south 
through the Rockies and Coast Range to Mexico; winters in Central 
and South America. 
460. Coues Flycatcher (Contopus pertinax pallids- 
ventris). .L. 7.7. Ads. Below nearly uniform gray, 
belly paler; above gray, crown slightly darker, the 
feathers lengthened. Notes. A plaintive musical four 
or five noted whistle with regular intervals and a 
singularly human-like quality. 
Range.— Western Mexico, north to central Arizona; winters south 
of United States. 
461. Wood Pewee (Contopus virens). L. 6.5; W. 
3.3. Ads. Above dark olive, crown blacker; below 
dusky grayish, throat whitish, belly yellowish; lower 
mandible yellowish. Yung. Greener above, yellower 
below. Notes Pee-a-wee, peer and pee; all plaintive 
and musical. 
Range.—Eastern North America, west to about Long. 100°; breeds 
from Florida and Texas north to New Brunswick and Manitoba; win- 
ters in Central America. 
462. Western Wood Pewee (Contopus richardsonit). 
Similar to No. 461, but above with usually no green- 
ish tinge; below less yellow; under mandible brownish. 
Notes. A nasal, rather emphatic péé-a. 
Range.—Western United States, east to about Long. 100°; breeds 
from western Texas and Lower California north to Manitoba, Alberta» 
and British Columbia; winters in Mexico and Central America. 
462a. Large-billed Wood Pewee (C. r. peninsula). 
Similar to No. 462, but smaller, W. 3.3; the bill larger, 
length from nostril .42, width at nostril, .31; upper- 
parts grayer. (Brewster.) : 
Range.—Cape Region of Lower California. 
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