Significance of the Concealed Crests of Fly Catchers

Authors

C. C. NuttingFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

In all the works on animal coloration that have come under my observation, there is a marked absence of any attempt to account for the concealed crests of bright colors on the crown of many birds, notably the Tyrannidae or "Fly-Catchers."

Publication Date

1892

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences

Volume

1

Issue

Pt. 3

First Page

42

Last Page

46

Copyright

©1892 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Nutting, C. C. (1892) "Significance of the Concealed Crests of Fly Catchers," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 1(Pt. 3), 42-46.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol1/iss3/18