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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