Perching Birds Chiefly Dull Colored. 
463. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Eimpzdonax flavi- 
ventris). L.56. Ads. Below distiuctly greenish 
yellow, belly brighter; above bright olive-green. Yng. 
Brighter, wing-bars buffy. Notes. Psé-ék in one harsh 
explosive syllable; a plaintive ch#-é-é-p. (Dwight. ) 
Range. Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds from 
northern New England (south in Alleghanies to Pennsylvania), 
northern N.w York, and Minnesota, north to Labrador and Northwest 
Territuries; winters in Central America. ok 
464. Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis). 
Similar to No. 463, but brighter yellow below, breast 
washed with brownish instead of greenish; above 
yellower. Notes. A soft low note, and a wailing pee-eu. 
(C. A. Allen.) 
Range.—Western North America; east to about Long. 100° ; breeds 
from Mexican border north to southern Alaska; winters in Mexico and 
Central America. 
464.1. St. Lucas Flycatcher (Empidonax cineritius). 
Most like No. 464, but much duller; scarcely a tinge of 
green above; no decided yellow below except on throat 
and abdomen. (Brewster. ) 
Range.- Lower California, from Cape Region north, rarely, to 
suuthern California. 
464.2. Santa Barbara Flycatcher (Empz:donax insul- 
icola). Similar to No. 464, but above darker and 
browner; below paler. (Oberholser. ) 
Range.—Santa Barbara Islands, California. 
465. Green-crested Flycatcher (Empidonax vitres- 
cens). L. 5.7. Ads. Throat and belly white, breast 
grayish; sides, breast and sometimes belly, washed 
with sulphur; back olive-green, a tint lighter than in 
No. 463; lower mandible whitish; wing-bars buffy. 
Notes. Spee or peet and pee-e-yuk. 
Range.—Eastern United States, west to the Plains; breeds from the 
Gulf States to southern Connecticut and Manitoba; winters in Central 
America. 
646. Orange-crowned Warbler (Helminthophila ce- 
lata). Li 5. No white in wings or tail. Ad. of. 
Above olive-green more or less washed with grayish; 
a concealed, reddish orange crown-patch; below dusky 
yellowish green. Ad. Y. Similar, but grayer, crown- 
patch smaller or wanting. Yug. Like 9, but no 
crown-patch. Notes. Song fulland strong, not very 
high pitched and ending abruptly on a rising scale, 
chee, chee, chee, chw’, chw’. (Jones. ) 
R nge. Interior of North America, breeding from Manitoba and 
mountains of New Mexico to Alaska; winters in Gulf States and 
southward; rare in Atlantic states north of South Carolina. 
646a. Lutescent Warbler (H. c. lutescens). Simi- 
lar to No. 646, but greener above, yellower below; un- 
derparts distinctly yellow with a dusky wash. 
Range.—Pacific coast; breeding in mountains from_ southern Cal- 
ifornia to Kenai Peninsula, Alaska; winters from California south 
into Mexico: east to Colorado In migrations. 
646b. Dusky Warbler (H. c. sordida). Similar to 
No. 646a, but decidedly darker, bill and feet larger, 
wing shorter and tail longer. (Ridgw.) 
Range.—Breeds in Santa Barbara Islands, California; later occurs 
on adjoining mainland. 
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