Perching Birds Marked With Yellow or Orange 



474j. Sonoran Horned Lark (O. a. pallida). W. 

 c?, 3.8; 9, 3.6. Nape very pale pinkish; back pale 

 grayish brown edged with grayish; forehead, line over 

 eye, and throat tinged with yellowish. Resembles No. 

 474I, but is still paler. 



Range. — "Region immediately adjacent to the head of the Gulf of 

 California, Mexico." (Oberholser.) 



4741. Montezuma Horned Lark (O. a. Occident a lis). 

 W. o 7 ', 4; 9i 3-8. No distinct blackish streaks above; 

 back pale brownish edged with pinki.sh gray; throat 

 yellow, forehead and line over eye tinged with yellow. 

 Similar to No. 474I1, but paler, less ruddy above; differs 

 from No. 474c in being browner and less streaked 

 above. 



Range.— In summer, central New Mexico, west to central Arizona; 

 In winter, south to northern Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico and 

 southeast Texas." (Oberholser.) 



474m. Island Horned Lark (O. a. insularis). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 474g, but slightly darker above, breast 

 usually without a yellow tinge. 



Range. — Santa Barbara Islands, California. 



446. Couch Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus 

 couchii). L.9.5. Ads. Throat white, breast and belly 

 yellow, tail dark brown; crown gray with an orange 

 patch, back grayish green; Yng. Similar, but no 

 crown-patch. 



Range. — Guatemala, north in spring as far as Lower Rio Grande, 

 Texas. 



447. Arkansas Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis). L. 

 9. Ads. Throat light gray spreading over breast to 

 yellow belly; tail black, outer margin of outer feather 

 wholly white; above resembling No. 446. Yng. With 

 no crown-patch. Notes. Squeaky, rattling, rolling 

 notes; a noisy bird. 



Range. — Western United States; breeds east to about Long. ioo° , 

 north to Assiniboia, southern Alberta southern British Columbia, west 

 to the Pacific; winters south of United States, to Central America. 



448. Cassin Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans). L. 

 9. Ads. Throat and breast dark gray, belly yellow; 

 tail black, outer web of outer feather not wholly white; 

 above as in No. 447. Yng. With no crown-patch. 

 Notes. Less noisy than No. 447. (BendireJ 



Range. — Western United States, northwestern Mexico and north 

 through Rockies, from western Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, to 

 southern Wyoming; in California north to S.m Benito County; win- 

 ters south of United States to Central America. 



449. Derby Flycatcher (Pitangus derbianus). L. 

 11. Ads. Back brown, wings and tail externally 

 rusty; a yellow crown-patch; forehead, line over eye 

 and across nape white; throat white, below yellow. 

 Notes. Kiskadee, repeated. (Richmond.) 



Range. — Northern South America; breeds north as far as Lower 

 Kio Grande, Texas. 



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