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B. Wing about an inch longer tlian the tail ; a tuft of fluffy, cotton-like 

 feathers on the flanks at base of tail ; sides, breast, and back olive- 

 brown; throat and belly about white 9. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 



B. Grayish-brown above, paler below, and with cinnamon color on the 



lower belly ; tail, bill, and feet black 7. Say's Phoebe. 



B. Blackish-brown, darkest on head and breast; belly abruptly white; 



wings less than i inch longer than the tail 8. Black Phoebe. 



C. Wings and tail nearly equal in length ; entire bill black ; under 



tail coverts yellowish-white 6. Phoebe. 



C. Wings h inch or more longer than the tail. (D.) 

 D. Olive-brown above, darker on the head ; olive-gray on the sides and 



nearly across the breast ; throat and belly nearly white 



10. Wood Pewee or 11. Western Wood Pewee. 



D. Slightly crested bird with crest and under parts red (male), or upper 

 parts including crest dull brown, and under parts white, tinged with 

 red or orange (female). The Vermilion Flycatcher (471. Pijroce- 

 phalus riibineris mexkanus) of Mexico has been seen in southern 

 Texas, Arizona, and Utah. 

 E. Belly sulphur-yellow ; throat and breast greenish-yellow ; back 



olive-green without a shade of brown 



12. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 



E. Under parts but slightly tinged with yellow. (F.) 

 F. Back olive-green without tint of brownish ; head slightly crested ; 



throat white ; lower mandible light yellow 



13. Green-crested Flycatcher. 



F. Back olive with more or less of brownish tint. 



— Wing, 2i-o long 14. Traill's and Alder Flycatcher. 



— Wing, 2|-2f long 15. Least Flycatcher, 



— Wing, 2-2|^ long (south Texas) Beardless Flycatcher (15). 



G. No distinct yellow below ; all tail feathers abruptly tipped with 



white 2. Kingbird. 



G. No distinct yellow below ; no abrupt white tips to the tail feathers ; 



5 or 6 of the outer primaries abruptly narrowed near tips 



3. Gray Kingbird. 



G. Belly with distinct yellow ; tarsus and culmen each an inch or 



more long Derby Flycatcher (4). 



G. Belly with distinct yellow ; tarsus and culmen each under one inch 

 long. (H.) 

 H. Outer web of outer tail feathers abruptly white. 4. Arkansas Kingbird. 

 H. Outer web but slightly pale edged ; breast and belly bright yellow ; 



throat and chin white ; tail notched a half inch. (Texas) 



Couch's Kingbird (3). 



1. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (443. MUvidus forfichtus). — A 

 beautiful, ashy-colored, small bird, liaving a deeply forked black 



