Alder flycatcher
a north american flycatcher, empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from e. traillii (willow flycatcher)
historical examples
throat white, upperparts bright, light olive-green, without tinge of brown as in the alder flycatcher.
what bird is that? frank m. chapman
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