Blue-gray Gnat-catcher

“Grayish-blue, bluer on the crown, hoary on the rump, the forehead black, continuous with a black superciliary line. Edges of eyelids white, and above these a shade on the breast. Wings dark brown, the outer webs, especially of the inner quills, edged with hoary, and the inner webs of most bordered with white. Tail jet-black, the outer feather entirely or mostly white, the next one about half white, the third one tipped with white. Bill and feet black.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, ornithology, songbirds, blue-gray gnatcatcher, North American birds, small birds, bird sketches, gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea, hawking birds

Galleries

Birds: F-G

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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