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MUSCICAPIN^. MUSCIGAPA. 
Third quill longest, second and fourth little shorter, first and sixth 
about equal ; tail very slightly emarginate ; head, hind neck, fore part 
of back, fore neck, a portion of the head, and sides, dark sooty-brown ; 
the rest of the upper parts greyish-brown ; secondary coverts tipped, 
and secondaries margined with greyish- white, of which colour is the 
great part of the outer web of the lateral tail-feathers ; middle of 
breast, abdomen, and lower tail-coverts white ; lower wing-coverts 
greyish -brown, edged with white. 
Male^ 7, wing 
Mexico and California. Rare. Migratory. 
Tyrannula nigricans, Swains. Syn. of Mex. Birds, Phil. Mag. N. S. v. i. p. 367. 
Rocky Mountain Flycatcher, Muscicapa nigricans, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 302. 
61. 8 . Muscicapa Phoebe, Lath. Short-legged Pewit Fly- 
catcher. 
Plate CCCCXXXIV. Fig. 5. Male. 
Second quill longest, third almost equal, first and fourth nearly 
equal; tail slightly emarginate ; upper parts dark olivaceous brown ; the 
head darker, wings and tail blackish-brown, secondary coverts tipped 
with brownish- white, and secondary quills margined with the same ; 
outer edges of lateral tail-feathers pale brownish -grey ; fore part of 
neck, breast, and sides light dusky grey tinged with olive, abdomen 
pale dull yellow, lower tail-coverts brownish-grey margined with yel- 
lowish-white. 
Male, wing 8;^. 
Columbia River. Fur Countries. Labrador. Rare. Migratory. 
Tyrannula Richardsonii, Swainson’s Short-legged Pewit, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. 
Amer. v. ii. p. 146. 
Short-legged Pewee Flycatcher, Muscicapa Richardsonii, Aud. Orn. Biog. a'. v. 
p. 299. 
62. 9. Muscicapa acadica, Gmel. Small Green-crested Fly- 
catcher. 
Plate CXLIV. Male and Female. 
Bill broad and much depressed ; second quill longest, third a little 
shorter, first shorter than fourth ; tail scarcely emarginate, upper parts 
dull greenish-olive, the head darker ; wings and tail dusky-brown ; 
two bands of dull pale yellow on the wing, the secondary quills broad- 
ly edged and tipped with the same ; a narrow ring of yellowish-white 
round the eye ; throat greyish- white ; sides of neck and fore part of 
breast g-reyish-olive, the rest of the lower parts yellowish- white. 
Male, 6i, 8h 
From Texas northward. Migratory. 
Small Green Crested Flycatcher, Muscicapa querula, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 77. 
