| 单词 | flycatcher |
| 例句 | I see that flycatcher tongue of hers go into his mouth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Field Guide to African Birds left by our fowl-minded patron Brother Fowles, my bird is called the paradise flycatcher. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was taken into a family of flycatchers, we were in a V, traveling together. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z John James Audubon painted three species of bird—the small-headed flycatcher, the carbonated warbler, and the Blue Mountain warbler—that have not been seen by anyone since. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z After they leave in spring, through mid-May, flycatchers, vireos and warblers replace them, along with migrating shorebird species, including plovers, curlews and stilts. Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Marra said the mature tree canopy of Takoma Park, where he lives, has done much to harbor such beloved bird species as the Baltimore oriole, great crested flycatcher and eastern wood-pewee. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time The border pushed me close to land a few times, and I spotted a black-backed woodpecker and yellow-bellied flycatcher darting through the trees. On a Canoe Trip Along the U.S.-Canada Border, Solitude and Shooting Stars 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z My mother, a bird-watcher, might identify a yellow warbler or some sort of flycatcher. Personal Journeys: Walking Martha?s Vineyard 2011-08-12T18:55:00Z The doves are edgy, cute and a little clownish; the cardinals are confident but wary; the flycatchers are manic aeronauts; the warblers are always on the move. One of a gardener’s greatest joys: The return of birds during nesting season 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Hummingbirds buzzed by, and a brilliant vermilion flycatcher perched above me. A first-time visit to Mexico includes margaritas and Frida-mania 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Let's lobby the legislature to make the scissor-tailed flycatcher the state bird. 40 Things I Love About Texas 2010-06-02T17:24:00Z The VanderMeer lawn now hosts endangered plant species including Chapman’s azalea, of which there are only 4,000 in the world; a torreya tree; and royal flycatcher. Born to rewild: why now is the perfect time to make your lawn an eco-paradise 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z For years, Christian Cooper has studied the habits of Kirtland’s warblers, Swainson’s thrushes, Acadian flycatchers and the other birds he has spent countless hours searching for or observing. A Birder Is Back in the Public Eye, Now on His Own Terms 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s also habitat for desert bighorn sheep, and birds including the threatened western yellow-billowed cuckoo and the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher. 1 million acres near Grand Canyon to become new national monument 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Some of Jade’s work spoke to her personal interests in nature and birds, like an entry she wrote on the vermilion flycatcher, which got about 21,000 page views in the past 12 months. Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Eastern phoebes are in the flycatcher family and consume not just flies, but also wasps, grasshoppers and even ticks — great news to those of us who can’t walk in the woods without getting bitten. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Scientists had plenty of theories when migratory sparrows, flycatchers, blackbirds, swallows, warblers and other birds in the southwestern United States turned up dead or dying in August and September of 2020. Weather whiplash: How climate change killed thousands of migratory birds 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Federally endangered species particularly threatened by the presence of the bovines are the “southwest willow flycatcher, narrow-headed garter snake, Gila chub, loach minnow, and Spikedace,” according to a Forest Service memo. U.S. Forest Service to shoot feral cattle in Gila Wilderness by ground and air 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The work, namely noise from the helicopter, also can’t interrupt the breeding season for the Mexican spotted owl, the southwestern willow flycatcher and other endangered species. US forest issues kill order for feral cows in New Mexico 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Whole choirs of birds, including robins and flycatchers, have settled in the cemetery’s vast canopy. Wild and Wilde: At Celebrity Cemetery, Nature Takes on Starring Role 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z He, too, watched an eastern phoebe nest at his farm in Mill Grove, Pa., about 200 miles east of here as the flycatcher flies. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The complaint also notes the effects of river management on the Southwestern willow flycatcher and the yellow-billed cuckoo. US agencies sued over fate of rare Rio Grande minnow 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Bird watchers now spot winged creatures like paradise flycatcher and Eurasian scops owl that don’t belong to the region. Climate Migration: Nomads move to towns in warming Ladakh 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z They come, too, to see California condors, bald eagles and southwestern willow flycatchers — all of whom could disappear if the river does. Colorado River Basin wildlife threatened 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z More than 30 species of warblers have been spotted in Monticello Park, along with orioles, finches, wrens, flycatchers, owls and raptors. Perspective | Alexandria’s tiny Monticello Park gains a big honor 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Over the summer, expect to see goslings learning how to fly, blue-winged teals migrating south, and kingbirds and flycatchers gorging on insects. Kids have been missing out on summer fun. It’s time to play catch-up. 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Those trees have grown rapidly and now drape the wetland in shade, attracting a variety of birds, such as yellow warblers, blue-gray gnatcatchers and vermilion flycatchers. Where a river no longer meets the sea, a pulse of water revives part of Mexico’s dry delta 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The region is home to birds such as as the southwestern willow flycatcher and yellow-billed cuckoo, as well as the northern Mexican garter snake. Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Billions of other young birds, including warblers and flycatchers, terns and sandpipers, set out on similarly spectacular and dangerous migrations every spring, skillfully navigating the night skies without any help from more experienced birds. How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The massive throngs of fish attracted a slew of piscivorous birds, including herons, kingfishers and large flycatchers known as kiskadees. Fish Do the Wave to Ward Off Predatory Birds 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Too early and the birders will miss the warblers, flycatchers, vireos and other migrants making their way north from their wintering grounds. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z "Migrant pied flycatchers are in direct competition with great tits for nesting sites," he explains. Does feeding garden birds do more harm than good? 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z After graduating, and speaking English more fluently, Ibarra took a job with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, studying a small bird known as the willow flycatcher. North Carolina woman celebrates outdoors career, heritage 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Fire also releases soil nutrients that can encourage the growth of shrubs that attract insects and other invertebrates that birds such as the dusky flycatcher and mountain bluebird find tasty. As wildfires continue in western United States, biologists fear for vulnerable species 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The impacted species include blackbirds, flycatchers, sparrows, swallows, warblers and the western wood pewee. Massive numbers of birds are dying in New Mexico and no one knows why 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z A variety of songbirds like sparrows, robins and flycatchers also enjoy the critters and can be seen picking the bugs off vehicle grills. Miller time: Moths take over Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z "We see that with flycatchers not showing up in some areas, and we think it may be attributed to loss of a food source they need," she says. Now’s a great time to become a backyard naturalist — here’s how 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z There are also knock-on effects on other animals, such as the spotted flycatcher which only eats flying insects. ‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The bigger concern is the beetles reaching other rivers in Arizona where more Southwestern willow flycatchers live. Beetle that feeds on invasive tree is spreading in US West 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z As for the Hammond’s flycatcher and the Brewer’s sparrow, Americans don’t care much about them at all. Celeb or stranger? Study weighs Americans’ interest in birds 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Fortunately, the bird in question, a flycatcher, recovered immediately and flew away. Short, glassy buildings are a bird’s worst nightmare 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z The snowy egret, vermilion flycatcher and Gila woodpecker are surging back in the Laguna Grande wetlands and the endangered yellow-billed cuckoo is found anew at this key stopover on the Pacific migratory bird flyway. Exploring the Ecosystem of the U.S.-Mexico Border 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Certain bird species, such as robins, cedar waxwings and thrushes, are the most prone to drunken antics since they eat more berries than other species such as warblers and flycatchers that primarily eat insects. Drunk birds are causing havoc in a Minnesota town. Police say they’ll sober up soon. 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z However, Montana in winter promises little, so the pair travel to Arizona, “a brand-new ecosystem” for them “with ornithological riches beyond our imagination: exotic hummingbirds, flycatchers, woodpeckers, raptors, buntings — maybe even a tropical trogon.” ‘Warblers & Woodpeckers’: Father and son take off for a big, rewarding year of birding 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Swallows, gulls and terns, crows, blackbirds and orioles, tyrant flycatchers and parids—all practice mobbing. Political Harassment Is for the Birds 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Luke DeGroote, avian research coordinator, says birds with unusual flight traits, such as flycatchers, would risk injury. Center works to make cities more flight-friendly for birds 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Of the three species Kleist and his colleagues studied, mountain bluebirds and ash-throated flycatchers avoided nest boxes closest to compressors. Oil- and Gas-Drilling Noise Stresses Birds 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The European pied flycatcher runs on a tight schedule each spring. 5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Birders climb mountains, endure extreme temperatures and travel the globe to get flitting glances of unusual warblers and flycatchers. What’s a Tough Call in Bird Watching? Identifying a Gull 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Separate research on mountain bluebirds and ash-throated flycatchers in New Mexico showed signs of chronic stress in birds exposed to steady noise from oil and gas infrastructure. Near Noisy Oil Fields, Lovesick Birds Change Their Tunes 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The choices include the state bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher, flying over the western plains; a grazing buffalo and a vivid sunset over a field of flowers. Oklahoma agency wants help on new license plate design 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The announcement says an “exhaustive review” of scientific information reached the conclusion that the flycatcher is a protectable subspecies. Agency: Southwestern songbird to retain protected status 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z By timing this just right, the flycatchers ensure there’s enough food around when their hungry chicks hatch. 5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Along the Amargosa, however, willows and mesquite grow in thick groves, providing habitat for hundreds of bird species, like the endangered least Bell’s vireo and Southwestern willow flycatcher. The Amargosa River Defies the Desert 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z As if to underscore that point, during his visit to the volcano Franklin spotted an olive-sided flycatcher, a species rare in the deep woods. Why does this famous protector of trees now want to cut some down? 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z There is an evolutionary pressure on the flycatchers to experience the ticking hand of the clock as slowly as possible in order to outwit their speedy prey. Why is it so hard to swat a fly? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z It is famous as a home for rare European bison, but also boasts many bird species including varieties of woodpecker and flycatcher. Bialowieza Forest: Poland sued over ancient woods logging - BBC News 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z In a series of studies in the 2000s, however, scientists in the Netherlands showed that many flycatchers were starting to miss this narrow window. 5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Audubon also says vermilion flycatchers are known for wandering off course, as records show them venturing as far away as Washington state and Quebec. Colorful bird of U.S. Southwest is spotted in Maine 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z A similar mismatch between chick emergence and peak food has also been shown to occur with the European pied flycatcher in the Netherlands. The 10 species most at risk from climate change 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “The Sibley Birds Coloring Field Journal” is 67 pages of detailed line drawings of birds, from the Acadian flycatcher to the red-tailed hawk, perched on heavy white paper and ready for your colored pencils. Sibley birds you color yourself 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Species that migrate huge distances - such as the swallow and pied flycatcher - and those with shorter migrations - such as the lapwing and pied wagtail - were included in the research. Birds migrating earlier as temperatures rise - BBC News 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z But many flycatchers, which appear to schedule their departure from Africa based on the length of day there, were not getting to Europe early enough for their spring meals. 5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Vermilion flycatchers are small birds that display striking red feathers in the male of the species. Colorful bird of U.S. Southwest is spotted in Maine 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The research included species that travel huge distances, such as the swallow and pied flycatcher, as well as those with shorter migrations, such as the lapwing and pied wagtail. Climate change driving birds to migrate early, research reveals 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z However, it is believed it will likely feature a scissor-tailed flycatcher, the official state bird. Oklahoma state tag shop to tag every vehicle in state 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Heinrich examines the behaviour of the wonderful birds — from flycatchers to owls — that throng the vicinity of his Maine cabin. Summer books : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z In the parts of the Netherlands where peak caterpillar season had advanced the fastest, the scientists later found, flycatcher populations dwindled sharply. 5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Researchers documented 44 avian species inside the cemetery, including some of conservation concern like the icterine warbler, the spotted flycatcher, and the green woodpecker. City Cemetery Is Alive With Shocking Number of Bats, Spiders And what a glorious tally it is: Cooper’s hawks, warbling vireo, Bewick’s wren, spotted towhee, American goldfinch, flycatchers, three types of swallows, two varieties of chickadees, cedar waxwings, orange-crowned warbler, flickers and more. Birds flock to native forest restored at Discovery Park. But will it continue to mature? 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z May 13, 2016, five teenagers standing in a northern New Jersey wildlife refuge heard the call of a willow flycatcher, a sound the Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes as “a mellow ‘whit.’ Bird-watching as endurance sport: Welcome to the World Series of Birding 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Scientists caught the pied flycatcher in the act using tiny light-logging tags, which recorded sustained periods of sunlight during its seasonal trek. Tiny birds tracked on mammoth Sahara flight - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z But Julian D. Olden, an associate professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington, said tamarisks had been found to provide shelter for birds like the southwestern willow flycatcher. Invasive Species Aren’t Always Unwanted 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z It’s illuminated nightly and features a soaring four-pronged sculpture, 197 feet tall, designed to evoke the state bird, a scissor-tailed flycatcher. Essentials: Cowboys, canal walk and steak in Oklahoma City 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z They spent parts of Monday and Tuesday at the cemetery, thankful the flycatcher hadn't been eaten by a hawk or scared away. Florida cemetery visitor has birdwatchers all aflutter 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The bug is eating away at salt cedar, but it also threatens the habitat of an endangered bird, the southwestern willow flycatcher. Questions, answers about invasive tree fueling wildfires, threatening habitats in Southwest 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Ms Ouwehand and her colleagues attached tiny loggers to 80 pied flycatchers at a breeding ground in the Netherlands, late in the summer of 2013. Tiny birds tracked on mammoth Sahara flight - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z “Any time we are able to add a new species to the state checklist, it’s exciting for the bird-watching community, especially one like this,” said Rader, who also saw the flycatcher two days later. Kansas logs first sighting of tropical piratic flycatcher 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z But Cuda says environmental lawsuits against the government regarding the southwestern willow flycatcher may be holding up federal permits for other exotic insect introductions. Biologists hope lice can attack invasive Brazilian pepper 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z For instance, it could mean extinction for the pied flycatcher, a tiny black-and-white bird found in Europe. Can Humans and Nature Co-Exist? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z New tamarisks or other trees will replace the fallen ones, the scientists say, and the birds that live in the tamarisks, like the endangered Southwestern willow flycatcher, will be harmed. Arizona Enlists Beetle in Campaign for Water 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z But as it turned out, the pied flycatchers' distinctive behaviour made the light curves rather messy and it was difficult to glean coordinates from them. Tiny birds tracked on mammoth Sahara flight - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z To get realistic samples, researchers plucked chili seeds from the droppings of captive flycatchers. Chili Seeds Get Survival Advantage By Being Bird Food 2013-06-28T13:15:08.627Z The trees are thriving, and both total bird counts and the number of species — towhees, cuckoos and flycatchers among them — are increasing. Optimism Builds for Effort to Relieve a Parched Delta in Mexico 2013-04-15T21:09:47Z It has declined by 90 percent in the Netherlands because spring is coming earlier each year and the flycatcher chicks are missing the peak season of their basic food: caterpillars. Can Humans and Nature Co-Exist? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z We sequenced and assembled the 1.1-Gb flycatcher genome, physically mapped the assembly to chromosomes using a low-density linkage map and re-sequenced population samples of each species. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z Many birds, including small songbirds like the flycatcher, breed in Europe during summer and spend their winters in central Africa. Tiny birds tracked on mammoth Sahara flight - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z From finches to flycatchers, songbirds are the poster children for avian diversity. ScienceShot: A Tree for All Birds 2012-10-31T19:05:08Z The yellow-billed cuckoo, vermillion flycatcher and the gray hawk nest along the river’s shady, forested banks during the summer after migrating in the spring from winter habitats in Central and South America. Green Blog: By Mapping a River, Volunteers Take a Stake in Its Future 2012-06-15T15:21:23Z This is a large kipuka, so it may be home to the Hawaii elepaio, an endemic flycatcher with an explosive, cheerful song. Scientist at Work Blog: In the Kipuka, Birds Take Shelter 2012-05-23T15:36:08Z Limited pedigree data from multiple generations of flycatcher hybrid descendants demonstrates fitness reduction and suggests that the current rate of introgression is low. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z A South American bird of the flycatcher family. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z I have heard my father tell how he overheard the boatswain of the Beagle showing another boatswain over the ship, and pointing out the officers: "That's our first lieutenant; that's our doctor; that's our flycatcher." Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Very common flycatchers are the Arcadian Flycatcher, the Wood Peewee and the Least Flycatcher: the latter being called the Least Flycatcher on account of its being the smallest in size. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z A pair of little flycatchers slipped into their roosting place in the oleander bush at the entrance, with complaining chirrups at having been kept up so late by the invasion of the yard. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Figure 1: Study species. a, Male collared flycatcher. b, Male pied flycatcher. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z From this point of vantage, he will sail off suddenly, like a flycatcher, to seize an insect on the wing. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z They have large eyes and whiskers and behave like flycatchers, sallying to pick off large insects on the wing or off of vegetation. Scientist at Work Blog: Stitches on an Off Day in Budibudi 2011-10-19T19:34:18Z The flycatchers are songless; they are found all over the United States. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z One day a streaked flycatcher chose the top of a branch for her nest, and this we watched and photographed and robbed for science' sake, and again we thought no more of the four trees. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The collared flycatcher and the pied flycatcher probably started to diverge in allopatry in glacial refugia of the Mediterranean area during the Pleistocene epoch, candidate regions being the Iberian and Apennine peninsulas, respectively. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z You can tell a flycatcher at sight by the way he collects his dinner. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z There are only a handful of species that we caught, although we caught many of the common species, like the black sunbird and the shining flycatcher. Scientist at Work Blog: Art and Science in a Tiny Island Village 2011-09-27T15:38:50Z She cast up her bleary, watery blue eyes, and gazed at the yellow paper flycatcher, and once more the jet ornament began to shiver. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z The violent cries of flycatchers cleft the air, and, swiftly as we passed, struck on my ear fair and strong. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The naturally hybridizing collared flycatcher and pied flycatcher are important avian speciation models that show pre- as well as postzygotic isolation. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z Chebec! in clear and business-like tones from some tree-top that you could identify this fluffy flycatcher, scarcely more than five inches long, whose dusky coat and light vest offer no helpful markings. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The flycatcher has a favourite perch close by, and may perhaps hear the shrill buzz when an insect is caught. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The flycatcher contrives to suspend itself momentarily, but it is by a rapid motion of the wings, and is done when the first snap at the insect has failed. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The remaining fifty-nine were all passerine birds, of which there were eight each of the families of flycatchers, manakins, and cotingas. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z To study the genetic basis of species divergence in this system, we sequenced and assembled the flycatcher genome, and physically placed, ordered and oriented sequence scaffolds along chromosomes through linkage-map data. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z Abundant from Pennsylvania to Quebec, the least flycatchers are too inconspicuous to be much noticed. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Spiders have filled the window with their webs, and to these every now and then during the day—there is no door to the summer-house—come a robin, a wren, and a flycatcher. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Passeres Includes the greater number of the smaller birds, such as kingbirds, flycatchers, larks, jays, crows, blackbirds, finches, sparrows, warblers, chickadees, swallows, thrushes, etc., numbering in North America some 328 species and many subspecies. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z All the flycatchers forgot their usual diet and took to berrying as ardently as the tanagers themselves. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Figure 1: Study species. a, Male collared flycatcher. b, Male pied flycatcher. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z Even the plain vireos, as a family, wear finer clothes than the dusky flycatchers. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The flycatcher is a regular summer visitor: in the orchard, garden, and adjacent rickyard at least three pairs build every year. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z One of the most remarkable groups of Muscicapidae is that known as the paradise flycatchers, forming the genus Tchitrea of Lesson. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z We saw that it was a small flycatcher, green with waistcoat of lemon-yellow. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z This is supported by data from female heterogametic organisms, including higher seen for a handful of Z-linked markers than for autosomal markers in flycatchers. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z Is it any wonder that the baby flycatchers' hair stands on end? Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z These truly African species of the flycatcher are in the lower, Upupa epops, the common hoopoe, in the upper country. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z And the flycatcher was but one of many beautiful melodious creatures thronging between heaven and earth. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z One is not strongly affected by the dying struggles of a single grasshopper captured by a cuckoo or flycatcher. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z It is true that the sapsucker catches great numbers of insects, taking them on the wing like a flycatcher. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z Four crested flycatchers who need to have their hair brushed. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The peasants evidently held it their duty to offer the hospitality of their fields to the "flycatcher," as they dubbed me, although sometimes they found the grass trodden down where he had been. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z The Wagtails of Britain and North America belong to this family, whereas the so-called Australian Wagtail is a flycatcher. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Of other families which, however, extend their range more or less far into the Australian realm, may be mentioned Otididae, the bustards; Meropidae or bee-eaters; Muscicapidae or flycatchers; Sturnidae or starlings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z He keeps the camera pointed at the bird feeder, but he has also found that the redstarts and flycatchers like one particular section of his garden. Tweaking a Camera to Suit a Hobby 2010-05-26T20:17:00Z He may have an orgie of intemperance once in awhile, but much should be forgiven a bird as dexterous as a flycatcher in taking insects on the wing and with a hearty appetite for pests. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The researchers found that the flycatcher alarm calls were the same no matter which predator species was present. Why Do Lizards Have Ears? To Eavesdrop, Perhaps 2010-03-04T20:55:00Z A 2006 study in Nature, for example, documented plummeting populations of a bird called the pied flycatcher in the Netherlands. 2010-02-14T06:45:00Z Another chief feature is the extraordinary development of the cassowaries, the richness and specialization of the kingfishers, parrots, pigeons, honey-suckers and some remarkable flycatchers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z A pair of crested flycatchers had their nest in a hollow in a tree; the five boldly marked eggs rested, as usual, partly on a shed snake skin. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Hymenoptera are a standard diet with flycatchers and would seem to be the natural food of any bird that feeds upon the wing. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 The researchers studied iguanas in a dry deciduous forest in northwestern Madagascar, an area teeming with vertebrate species, including the Madagascar paradise flycatcher. Why Do Lizards Have Ears? To Eavesdrop, Perhaps 2010-03-04T20:55:00Z But because the flycatchers' were leaving their wintering grounds in West Africa at the regular time, their eggs were now hatching in the Netherlands too late in the season, after the caterpillars were nearly gone. 2010-02-14T06:45:00Z The flycatchers seemed well suited to the sycamore; they were birds of large ideas and sweeping flights. A-Birding on a Bronco Every season, I was told, this flycatcher nested in the same hollow; and every season the hollow was previously nested in by a tufted titmouse. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The stillness of the grave rested upon the ruins, and the notes of a little flycatcher were the only sounds we heard. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. Unlike the iguanas, the flycatchers are very vocal, particularly when a predator is nearby. Why Do Lizards Have Ears? To Eavesdrop, Perhaps 2010-03-04T20:55:00Z I saw these bulbuls darting out after insects from branches, much as flycatchers would do, and have noticed a tendency toward flycatching in other bulbuls, but not so commonly as in this species. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Occasionally, I have seen a Bell Vireo fly from a perch and capture an insect in the manner of a flycatcher. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon Taking the above in the order here given, we have, first, two peculiar genera of true flycatchers, a family confined to the Old World, but extending over the Pacific as far as the Marquesas Islands. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras They feed mainly on small fruit both wild and cultivated but are also expert flycatchers. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season In a series of experiments, the researchers tested whether iguanas in the field responded to recorded flycatcher alarm calls. Why Do Lizards Have Ears? To Eavesdrop, Perhaps 2010-03-04T20:55:00Z This flycatcher was seen only in primary forest, on the above dates. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The flycatchers perch on a branch clear from the tree, and dart at the passing flies. The Hills and the Vale The most interesting of the above are the pigeon and the flycatcher, both of which are, so far as yet known, strictly confined to the Himalayan mountains and Formosa. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Just now, I was fighting like mad with my old friend, the flycatcher, for a ridiculous little grub. The Pond Down upon him like a small tornado came the flycatcher instantly, expecting, apparently, to annihilate him. Upon The Tree-Tops They acted like typical flycatchers, sitting on twigs and darting out after insects. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 So, too, the tyrant flycatcher loves to build his larger nest, often interwoven with waste string till it looks as if he had tied it on. Old Plymouth Trails Like all the flycatcher family the Phoebe takes its food mostly flying. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 On the other hand, flycatchers sometimes eat fruit. Ways of Nature It was a least flycatcher, and her undoing was her acceptance of nesting material, which her human friend, the oft-mentioned local bird-lover, supplied. Upon The Tree-Tops This flycatcher seems to prefer the understory of the forest, where it was observed sitting on bare limbs and darting out after insects. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 III Swallows, in hawking through the air for insects, do not snap their game up as do the true flycatchers. Under the Maples In September you will see the migrating birds collecting to go away, the starlings in their crowds and the swallows for the South, and so do the warblers, the flycatchers, and the swifts. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Sharp, Dallas Lore, on the crested flycatcher, 18. Ways of Nature But alas, from the moment of yielding to her vanity or her love for ease, troubles began in the flycatcher family. Upon The Tree-Tops The "blue" flycatcher of the Quoin Hill area was observed several times in the primary forest and primary forest edge. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 There are no bee-catchers in the sense that there are scores of flycatchers. Under the Maples Of the flycatchers, I have noted the kingbird, the least flycatcher, and the phœbe. Birds in the Bush There was a still more musical clause that I cannot put into syllables, then a rattle exactly like castanets, and lastly a sort of "Kr-r-r! kr-r-r!" in the tone of a great-crested flycatcher. A Bird-Lover in the West His short, sharp, and wide beak indicated the flycatcher, and his calm dark eyes were surrounded with delicate lines of minute white feathers, a break at each corner just preventing their being perfect rings. Upon The Tree-Tops Several small "brown" flycatchers which could not be assigned to species were observed at Quoin Hill and Kalabakan. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The seed-eaters, the fruit-eaters, the insect-eaters, and the omnivorous feeders, like the robin—in other words, the sparrows, the flycatchers, the warblers—may and do all live together in harmony in the same narrow area. Under the Maples Most of the time, however, they went skimming over the snow and the brook, in the regular flycatcher style. Birds in the Bush There the Acadian flycatcher pursued his calling, fluttering his wings and uttering a sweet little murmur when he alighted. A Bird-Lover in the West I heard the snap of the woodpecker's beak as he passed into the thick woods, but nobody was hurt, and the flycatcher returned to his perch. Upon The Tree-Tops The Greeks had such divine patrons of the corncrib, beans, plowshare, cattle, city walls, banquets, potters, physicians, athletic contests, and even one hero known as the "frightener of horses" and a deity called the "flycatcher." Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Then think of how many insects the flycatchers and warblers and other insect-eating birds must consume in the course of a season! Under the Maples Yet the thrushes are song birds par excellence, while the phœbe, the least flycatcher, and the kingbird are not supposed to be able to sing at all. Birds in the Bush While much louder and more continuous, it lacks the sweetness of our bird's notes; indeed, it resembles in quality of tone the voice of our phœbe, or his beautiful relative, the great-crested flycatcher. A Bird-Lover in the West But the big, clumsy woodpecker merely slid one side a little, to avoid the onslaught, and calmly went on dressing his feathers as if no small flycatcher existed. Upon The Tree-Tops As might have been foreseen, Franconia proved to be an excellent place in which to study the difficult family of flycatchers. The Foot-path Way A great gray eagle, poised at the apex of my upturned gaze, appeared to be absolutely stationary; a little brown flycatcher, darting across my path, made much commotion. A Virginia Scout The least flycatcher, called minimus by the scientists, well deserves his name, for of all those members of his family which make their home with us, he is the smallest. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year There appeared sometimes to be a thousand whispering, squealing, and smacking titmice in the trees over my head, and a whole regiment of great-crested flycatchers and others on one side. A Bird-Lover in the West My surmise was correct; it was the scissorstail flycatcher, one of the most unique and handsome birds belonging to our American avifauna, one that merits more than a passing notice. Our Bird Comrades Of more interest than any flycatcher—of more interest even than the Tennessee warbler—was a bird found by the roadside in the village, after we had been for several days in the place. The Foot-path Way Another April bird whose memory I fondly cherish is the phœbe-bird, the pioneer of the flycatchers. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs The least flycatcher has another name which at once distinguishes him—chebec’. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year It proved to be the Arkansas flycatcher, a large, elegant bird that is restricted to the West. Birds of the Rockies Nor was that the end of the exhibition, for in a moment a second scissorstail, the precise facsimile of the first, appeared from somewhere, and the two flycatchers combined against their enemy. Our Bird Comrades Ask him about a few of the commonest,—the least flycatcher and the oven-bird, or the golden warbler and the Maryland yellow-throat. The Foot-path Way When the true flycatcher catches a fly, it is quick business. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs There is another if less artistic theory for this peculiarity of the crested flycatcher. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Nothing like him is known in the East, the crested flycatcher being most nearly a copy of him, although the manners of the two birds are quite unlike. Birds of the Rockies To show that our birds are unique, it is relevant to say that there are only two species of scissors-tailed flycatchers in North America, which have the genus Milvulus all to themselves. Our Bird Comrades To the majority of jungle ears it was only another note in the day's chorus: I saw it attract a flycatcher's attention, hold it a moment, and then lose it. Edge of the Jungle No flycatcher ever made half the eccentric movements this aerial acrobat indulged in. In Nesting Time The flycatchers are well represented in the Park, there being no fewer than five species; the least flycatcher, wood pewee, phœbe, crested flycatcher, and kingbird. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Suddenly the thought occurred to me that the flycatchers of my acquaintance do not nest on the ground, but on trees. Birds of the Rockies Like all the members of the flycatcher group, the scissorstails capture insects while on the wing, making many an attractive picture as they perform their graceful and interesting evolutions in the air. Our Bird Comrades A yellow-bellied trogon came quite close, and sat as trogons do, very straight and stiff like a poorly mounted bird, watching passing flycatchers and me and the glimpses of sky. Edge of the Jungle This flycatcher is a regular visitor in summer to Almora, where it nests. Birds of the Indian Hills The decaying wood of fallen trees is a paradise for ants, flies, and beetles; offering to swallows, creepers, and flycatchers feasts of abundance never dreamed of in the primitive forests. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Most of these were kingbirds' and Arkansas flycatchers' nests, but there were others as well. Birds of the Rockies I once saw a kingbird doing the same thing, and so it may be a fashion in flycatcher circles. Our Bird Comrades This bird is classed among the flycatchers, but is much more of a worm-eater, and has few of the traits or habits of the Muscicapa or the true Sylvia. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 In the spring paradise flycatchers are very abundant. Birds of the Indian Hills These miniature flycatchers have a way of hunting which is all their own. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year A short distance up the cañon of the west branch of Clear Creek, a new kind of flycatcher was first heard, and presently seen with my glass. Birds of the Rockies A loggerhead shrike suddenly appeared on the scene, and made an assault on the flycatcher. Our Bird Comrades Chief among these are the warblers, cuckoos, swallows, martins, flycatchers, nighthawks, whippoorwills, swifts, and humming-birds. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The plumage of this flycatcher is pale blue—blue of that peculiar shade known as verditer blue. Birds of the Indian Hills As the kingfisher and loon appear to know long ahead when the first bit of clear water will appear, so the first insect on the wing seems to be anticipated by a feathered flycatcher. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year He was the western flycatcher, and bears close likeness to our eastern yellow-breasted species. Birds of the Rockies It is almost impossible for any insectivorous bird except a flycatcher to take a moth or a butterfly on the wing. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Above the blue, unruffled pools green flycatchers darted, and rollers spread metallic wings. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad This flycatcher, which is very common about Darjeeling, often alights on the ground. Birds of the Indian Hills In Scotland our great ambition was to be good fighters, and we admired this quality in the handsome little chattering flycatcher that whips all the other birds. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth A least flycatcher flitted about in the copse some distance up a shallow runway. Birds of the Rockies One knows where to look for sparrows and thrushes and bobolinks and warblers and flycatchers. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers It is beautifully woven, and, like those of the white-eye and fantail flycatcher, covered with cobweb; this gives it a very neat appearance. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The flycatchers proper do not object in the least; in this country of multitudinous insects there are more than enough for every kind of bird. Birds of the Indian Hills Warblers, thrushes, flycatchers, shrikes, and crows must all be comparatively recent immigrants from the Asiatic mainland. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science He dexterously caught an insect on the wing, having learned that trick, perhaps, from his neighbor, the little western flycatcher, which also lived on the slope. Birds of the Rockies One by one they discontinue their lays, until at high noon the bobolink and the warbling flycatcher are almost the only vocalists to be heard in the fields. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader In April one may come across an occasional nest of the pied starling, the king-crow, the paradise flycatcher, the grey hornbill, and the oriole, but these are exceptions. A Bird Calendar for Northern India In one small Nilgiri wood I have come across no fewer than six species of flycatcher. Birds of the Indian Hills There is a species of thrush, with a grey breast, and a small bird of the flycatcher kind; a rail, with very short wings and no tail, which, on that account, we named rallus ecaudatus. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time In the Eastern tropics are many brilliant birds belonging to the families of the warblers, flycatchers, shrikes, etc., but the female is always much less brilliant than the male and often quite dull coloured. Darwinism (1889) They have been, during the past week, sailing out on short voyages from the tops of trees, like flycatchers, dancing in the air after their victims and then returning to the spray. The Pleasures of Ignorance The paradise flycatchers leave Northern India and migrate southwards a few weeks after the young birds have left the nest. A Bird Calendar for Northern India This flycatcher has a loud song, which may be syllabised: Think of me.... Birds of the Indian Hills Calling over and over their peculiar note, the pewees, flycatchers, and king-birds, fly through the forests. Stories of California A flycatcher perched on the pump handle and thrilled out its gay irresponsible song. Five Nights A little dive into the mosquito-ridden woods discloses a wonderful patch of Pyrola and a nest of Traills' flycatcher, and makes us wish that the minutes were longer and the mosquitoes fewer. The New North Of the seasonal choristers the grey-headed flycatchers are most often heard. A Bird Calendar for Northern India But, we must bear in mind that a bird that behaves thus is not necessarily a flycatcher. Birds of the Indian Hills One of the best known of the flycatchers all over the country is the kingbird. Composition-Rhetoric I feel as glad as that little flycatcher. Five Nights One day a herd boy found a flycatcher’s egg and he brought it home and asked his mother to cook it for him, but she put it on a shelf and forgot about it. Folklore of the Santal Parganas The fantail flycatchers occasionally sing their cheerful lay, but at this season they more often emit a plaintive call, as if they were complaining of the cold. A Bird Calendar for Northern India This species likes to pretend it is a flycatcher. Birds of the Indian Hills Now and then little troops of birds of many kinds passed—wood-hewers, ant-thrushes, tanagers, flycatchers; as in the spring and fall similar troops of warblers, chickadees, and nuthatches pass through our northern woods. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Faint pink clouds sailed across the sky at intervals like downy feathers blown before a breeze; the flycatcher continued its chattering song to us, some bees hummed with a warm summer-like sound over the wall. Five Nights Dr. Heerman, of California, describes the California Melanerpes as one of the most abundant of the woodpeckers; and remarks that it catches insects on the wing like a flycatcher. Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 The broad white eyebrow and the manner in which, with drooping wings and tail spread into a fan, this flycatcher waltzes and pirouettes among the branches of a tree render it unmistakable. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The other flycatchers commonly seen in the Eastern Himalayas are: 48. Birds of the Indian Hills But the most conspicuous birds I saw were members of the family of tyrant flycatchers, of which our own king-bird is the most familiar example. Through the Brazilian Wilderness This disposition is common to all the terrestrial species; namely, to the mocking-thrushes, the finches, wrens, tyrant- flycatchers, the dove, and carrion-buzzard. The Voyage of the Beagle It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L Examples of these more local migrants are the grey-headed and the verditer flycatchers, the Indian bush-chat and, to some extent, the paradise flycatcher and the Indian oriole. A Bird Calendar for Northern India There are yet four other species of flycatcher which, although less frequently seen than the two just mentioned, deserve place among the common birds of the Himalayas. Birds of the Indian Hills There was one showy kind of king-bird or tyrant flycatcher, lustrous black with a white head. Through the Brazilian Wilderness He dashed into mid-air, and with a gyration that would have done credit to a flycatcher, he snapped up a gadfly that should have been more alert. The Song of the Cardinal Sometimes it is a flycatcher, sometimes a greenfinch, or chaffinch, now and then a robin, in one place a shrike, perhaps another is a redstart. Pageant of Summer The Indian oriole is not the only species which finds the climate of the United Provinces too severe for it in winter; the koel and the paradise flycatcher likewise desert us in the coldest months. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Like the paradise flycatcher, it is a bird which cannot fail to obtrude itself upon the most unobservant person, and, once seen, it is never likely to be forgotten. Birds of the Indian Hills These we may call the flycatchers of the seas. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Those known as flycatchers may do neither harm nor good; so far as they eat the wheat-midge and Hessian fly they confer a positive benefit; in other instances they destroy both friends and enemies. Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 The exceptionally late migration was on March 22—a full month after the departure of martins, humming-birds, flycatchers, and most other true bird-migrants. The Naturalist in La Plata With the first fall of rain the tunes of the paradise flycatchers and the king-crows change. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The last to come off were the flycatchers, on 18th June. A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs Yesterday and to-day a solitary small flycatcher was feeding about camp. Travels in Alaska A white-eared flycatcher took up its abode near the house, and the magpie, after a decent lapse of time, admitted the stranger to its companionship. My Tropic Isle The thrushes and flycatchers of Canada, from their exquisite bright tints or delicate arrow-shaped markings, are particularly conspicuous. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present By the end of September the bird chorus has assumed its winter form, except that the grey-headed flycatchers have not joined it in numbers. A Bird Calendar for Northern India If the flycatcher takes a month to teach its young to catch their own flies, it is not strange that it breeds but once in the year. A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs If the tail is a rudder, where should you look to find it in its most simple and efficient form but among the flycatchers, which make their living by aerial acrobatics after flies? Concerning Animals and Other Matters In summer he is a flycatcher, but here he searches the bark of forest trees with microscopic scrutiny for the larvae of insects. Nature's Serial Story Our birds have their tilts and spats also; but the only really quarrelsome members in our family are confined to the flycatchers, as the kingbird and the great crested flycatcher. Locusts and Wild Honey Of such are the redstart, the grey-headed flycatcher, the snipe and the majority of the game birds. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Animal life was scarce; there were a few flycatchers amongst the birds, and armadillos were the only mammals. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The paradise flycatcher flutters two streamers a foot long, like white ribbons, behind it. Concerning Animals and Other Matters Sometimes it is a flycatcher, sometimes a greenfinch, or chaffinch, now and then a robin, in one place a shrike, perhaps another is a redstart. The Life of the Fields That near relative of the kingbird, the great crested flycatcher, has one well-known peculiarity: he appears never to consider his nest finished until it contains a cast-off snake-skin. Locusts and Wild Honey King-crows, bee-eaters, fantail and grey-headed flycatchers seek their quarry on the wing, making frequent sallies into the open from their leafy bowers. A Bird Calendar for Northern India A yellow and brown flycatcher builds its nest in these bushes, and generally places it alongside that of a banded wasp, so that with the prickles and the wasps it is well guarded. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The most striking of the newcomers was the small scarlet tyrant-bird, which is about the size of our spotted flycatcher; all a shining scarlet except the black wings and tail. Far Away and Long Ago But the small warblers and flycatchers go less than half as fast. Friends and Helpers He waited by a long brown garden wall, Mottled with moss and lichen, where in the dusk Like a great moth a late flycatcher wove, And watched her coming down a rutted path, Towards him. Preludes 1921-1922 The sunbirds, the fantail flycatchers, the orioles, the golden-backed woodpeckers, the white-breasted kingfishers and the black partridges call as lustily as ever, and the bulbuls continue to twitter to one another "stick to it!" A Bird Calendar for Northern India The wild Irishman of them all is the great crested flycatcher, a large, leather-colored or sandy-complexioned bird that prowls through the woods, uttering its harsh, uncanny note and waging fierce warfare upon its fellows. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers Still keeping among the unrecognized, the white-eyed vireo, or flycatcher, deserves particular mention. Wake-Robin The phoebe belongs to the family of flycatchers. Friends and Helpers Flocks of buzzards and the beautiful varieties of flycatchers thronged to the dense smoke to prey upon the innumerable insects that endeavoured to escape from the approaching fire. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile Occasionally we caught the loud, querulous notes of the great crested flycatcher. See America First The "rover bird" so-called, the coroneted crane, the red and blue jays, the mocking-bird, the flycatcher, disappeared among the foliage of the immense trees, and all nature revealed symptoms of some approaching catastrophe. Five Weeks in a Balloon The flycatchers are a larger group than the vireos, with stronger-marked characteristics. Wake-Robin I have heard my father tell how he overheard the boatswain of the "Beagle" showing another boatswain over the ship, and pointing out the officers: "That's our first lieutenant; that's our doctor; that's our flycatcher." Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Formerly classed among the warblers, then among the flycatchers, while still as much a lover of flies, gnats, and mosquitoes as ever, his vocal powers have now won for him recognition among the singing birds. Bird Neighbors The remainder of the summer is the carnival of the swallows and flycatchers. Wake-Robin By the lake, I met that orchard beauty, the cedar waxwing, spending his vacation in the assumed character of a flycatcher, whose part he performed with great accuracy and deliberation. Wake-Robin The kingbird, or tyrant flycatcher might serve as the type of the order. Wake-Robin But the crowning glory of all these robins, flycatchers, and warblers is the wood thrush. Wake-Robin When all our northern landscape takes on the exquisite, soft green, gray, and yellow tints of early spring, this little flycatcher, in perfect color-harmony with the woods it darts among, comes out of the south. Bird Neighbors Another April bird, which makes her appearance sometimes earlier and sometimes later than Robin, and whose memory I fondly cherish, is the phoebe-bird, the pioneer of the flycatchers. Wake-Robin He is not so conscious of is powers and so ambitious of effect as the white-eyed flycatcher, yet you will not be less astonished and delighted on hearing him. Wake-Robin The phoebe-bird is the pioneer of the flycatchers, and comes in April, sometimes in March. Wake-Robin The flycatchers always take their insect prey on the wing, by a sudden darting or swooping movement; often a very audible snap of the beak may be heard. Wake-Robin The thrushes feed mostly on and near the ground, while some of the vireos and the true flycatchers explore the highest branches. Wake-Robin By far the greater number of our land-birds are either warblers, vireos, flycatchers, thrushes, or finches. Wake-Robin The vireos, or greenlets, are a sort of connecting link between the warblers and the true flycatchers, and partake of the characteristics of both. Wake-Robin |
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