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hind. Hindneck aud back ash gray, strongly tinged with hght olivaceous green, 

 the gray turning to brown on the rump; upper tail coverts nearly black, lower 

 dusky; chin and part of ear coverts dull white; throat and upper part of breast 

 similar to the head, but lighter, and but slightly contrasted with the chin; rest 

 of lower parts, with the under wing coverts and axillars, yellow, deepening to 

 gamboge on the belly, tinged with olivaceous on the breast. Wing brown, 

 the coverts with indistinct ashy margins; secondaries and tertials edged with 

 whitish; inner webs of primaries whitish towards the base. Tail nearly black 

 above, and glossy; duller brownish beneath; without olivaceous edgings. Exte- 

 rior feather, with the outer web and the shaft, yellowish white; inner edge of 

 latter brown. Tips of remaining feathers paler. Bill and feet dark brown. 

 Female: Kather smaller and colors less bright." 



Stri'/ch of 

 Length. ivi„g. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Bill. 



Male 9.00 16.00 5.10 3.75 .70 .(35 



Female... 8.75 15.20 4.70 3.60 .70 .65 



Iris dark brown; bill, legs, feet and claws blackish. 



These birds are almost a counterpart of the Kingbird, pos- 

 sessing a harsher voice, a stronger flight, and, if possible, a more 

 combative, pugnacious spirit. Their nesting places and eggs 

 are essentially the same. A set of four eggs, taken June 7th, 

 1880, at San Diego, California, from a nest in the top of a gate 

 post, measure: .S9x.71, .90x.72, .91x.72, .92x.71. 



Genus MYIARCHUS Cabaxis. 

 "Tarsus equal to or not longer than middle toe, which is decidedly longer 

 than hinder one. Bill wider at base than half the culmen. Tail broad, long, 

 even or slightly rounded, about equal to the wings, which scarcely reach the 

 middle of the tail; the first primary shorter than the sixth. Head with elonga- 

 ted lanceolate distinct feathers. Above brownish olive, throat ashy, belly yel- 

 low. Tail and wing feathers varied with rufous." 



Myiarchus crinitus (Lnv^.). 



CRESTED PLYCATCHEB. 

 PLATE XXni. 



Summer resident; abundant in the eastern part of the State. 

 Arrive the latter part of April to first of May; begin layino- 

 about the middle of May; return in September. 



B. 130. R. 313. C. 373. G. 153, 171. U. 453. 



Habitat. Eastern North America; north to New Brunswick 

 and Manitoba; east to the edge of the Great Plains; south 

 through eastern Mexico to Costa Eica. 



