Perching Birds Chiefly Dull Colored 



466. Traill Flycatcher {Empidonax traiUii), Simi- 

 lar to No. 466a, but upperparts browner with little if 

 any real greenish tinge; bill averaging narrower, 



Range.— Weslem United States; breeds from western Texas a.. 

 southern California north to Alaska and Great Slave Lake, east *-> 

 Kansas, Missouri and lilinoisi wititers In the tropics. 



466a. Alder Flycatcher {E. t. alnoruni). L. o.^, 

 W. 2.8. Ads. Lower mandible horn color; below 

 white, breast grayish; brea^^t and sides taintly washed 

 with yellow; above brownish olive-green; wing-bars 

 usually buf¥y. Like No. 467, but larger. Notes. 

 Pip of alarm, and an explosive ee-^ee-e-up with stress 

 on the rasping ^ee, (Dwight.) 



Range. — Eastern Unlteil States, west to Michigan; breeds trom 

 northern New Jersey (locally) north to New Brunswick; winters In the 

 tropics, 



467. Least Flycatcher {Empidonax minimus). 

 5.4; W. 2.5. Aih. Similar in color to No. 466a, but 

 smaller, tail slightly forked. Yng. Wing-bars more 

 buffy. Notes, a vigorous chebec, chebec; rarely a flight 

 song, "chebec, tooral-ooral." 



Range.— Eastern North America, west to western Texas and east- 

 ern Cnlorado; breeds from Pcnnsyivonla (North Carolina, in the Aiie- 

 ehanies north to New Brunswick and Great Slave Lake; winter" ''" 

 Central Amarica. 



468. Hammond Flycatcher (Empidonax hammotiu.^. 

 L. 5.S. Ads. Bill smallest of our Empidonaces, lower 

 mandible brown; throat and breast grayish, breast and 

 belly slightly washed with sulphur; above grayish with 

 a slight olive tint. Like No. 467, but bill smaller 

 lower mandible browner, throat grayer. 



Range. Western North AmHrica; breeds from the mountains o» 

 New Mejilco, Arlioiia, aiij southern Athabasca, east to Color"'' 

 Vilnlers In Mexico, 



469. Wright Flycatcher {Empidonax WTignit,,. 

 Similar to No. 468, but underparts whiter; bill much 

 longer, longest and narrowest of oui* Empidonaces; 

 lower mandible whitish at base, brownish at tip; oiiJ-" 

 web nf nuttr tiiil-fealher white. 



R.ingt. Western United Slates, east to eastern slope ol Rockies; 

 hre^^ds frf,m niOLintaliifi o( New Mexico. Arizona, and southern Cal- 

 ilurnia north lo Montana and soulherrt Oregon; winters In MeaiM* 



469.1. Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax grisms'). ^. 

 6. Ads. Above gray with a slight hrownish tinge; 

 below grayish white with little or 110 yellow. Grayest 

 of our Empidonaces. 



Rangp,— Western Mexico and Lower California north to southern 

 California and Arl?ona, (Fort Verde .1 



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