TyKANN'ir).K--TTrK VF,vcAT('iii:i:s. 307 



( iiiiiiili', iiiil, |';ir riMiii llic lioidci' ijf llic I'liilrd Sliiirs, liiii IIS lliry liHvi' mil, 

 yet ln'oll (li;U;cLi'cl williiii mir liiiiil.-i, we li;i\c. roiu-liiili'il In (iinil, lliciii in llic 

 ])njsuiit wiiik. 



Tlu! Iiini raiiiia 111' AiniTica may \it: said In liavr oik; of lis diii-l' leiilill'i'H 

 in tlie j;n;:il inimlirr uiid variely ol' its Ti/raimidw, tin; i'luiiily liciiij,' strictly 

 a Nuw World oiu!. Nuiirly every jxissible diversity oi' luriii is exiiiliitcid liy 

 (liden^it iiKfiiilHii's; tlie siz(% liowevc;!', usiiiilly viiryiii^ IVoin tliiit of (uii' com- 

 mnii li'iiliiii 111 lliat 111' llii; K iii^^li't, uiir .smallrsi, iiird witll ex(;('|il imi nl' llir 

 lliimmiii;^'-l!iiil. < >!' tiie iiumri'uus sidil'amilii.'S, however, only one, liie 

 7'i/r<iiiiiiii(t' |iiii]iri-, lii;lnn;4s to Noilli America,, iinil will ije rciiuliiy dislin- 

 j,'ilishi-il ri-(im iilliiT 111' mil' land liirds hy llir I'aniily eliaractors given at llii; 

 lieiid of this ai'lic.le, and whieh, as drawn ii|i, apply lather to the Hiiliramily 

 than to the 7///vr/(7(,/f/«; genei'ally. 



The Xiirlh American S])ccics of the Ti/nni iiimr may, I'm' our present 

 ]iiirpos(;s, i)C diviihid into Tiimiini, and Ti)niaaidL The I'lirmrr ai'e iai'ge, 

 generally with blight eolor, pointed wings, with atlimnated |iriniaiies and a 

 colored crest in the niiddhi ol' the crown. The others are plaiiuM', smallir, 

 without colored crest ; tlie priinarii-s not atteiniated. 



The g(^iiera of our l''lyeatrhe,i's may \n: arranged as follows: — 



TYRANNI. Size larfjc ; colur.s pfnorally Ijriliiaiit; crown widi a liri^'lilly 

 (.■iiii.ivil nrsl,, usually coriccaic'il ; outer primarius aliruiilJy coiitraclcd or idlriiii- 

 ulcil iirnr till! lip; upper scales of lar.Miis usually ooiiLiiuiiii^; roiiinl on tlic oiil.siilo 

 anil licliiml. Ncsl, in trees, very bulky, containint^ nincli downy matcriul ; eggs 

 wliitc or piiiUisli, widi ovate dotK of rich luowii, of various shades. 



Milvulus. Tail oxocssivi'ly forUcd and lengthened ; morn than twice 



aK liin;.^ as the wings. 



TyrannuB. Tail moderate ; nearly even or slightly forlicd ; Ichh than 



I 111' uiiij/-. 

 TYRANNULI. Si/,u generally small ; colors usually plain ; crown without 

 any coloicil crest concealed by the tips of the feathers; priimu'ies normal ; scalert 

 of llio upper part of the tarsus usually continuing only to the middle of the 

 outer faf;e, and a second series opposite to them behind, 



1. Tail leiifrlliciicd ; about equal to tie; wings, which reach scarcely to its 

 iniiMli'. 



MyiarchuB. Tarsus cipi.-il lo the iiiiildli; toe, which i.s decidedly loiigci' 

 than the hinder one. Tail even or rounded. Throat pale ash, rest of 

 lower pai'ls yellow generally, the primaries edged with rufous, and 

 inner welm of tail-featlii'is with more or less of Ihe sair'ie color. Nest 

 in a cavity of a lre(!, of loose material ; i^ggs whitish, with intricate 

 tane-led lilies and streaks of dark brown, the general elTeet salmon-color. 

 Sayornla. Tarsus rather longer than the middle toe, which is scarcely 

 longer than the hind toe. Tail slightly forked. Hill very narrow. No 

 light orbital ring, nor distinct baiirls on wings; both mandibles black. 

 Nest attached to rocks or parts of buildings, very compact and liiilky, 

 containing much miid in il.s comi>osition ; eggs pure white, immaeulate, 

 or with very miimte sparse dots nijar larger end. 



2. Tail deiMiledly sborli'r than the wings, which reach beyond iUs middle. 

 Tarsus shorter than the middle toe. 



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