Perching Birds Marked With Yellow or Orange. 



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

 d\ 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 alts). 

 W. d\ 4; 9, 3.8. No distinct blackish streaks above; 

 back pale brownish edged with pinkish gray; throat 

 yellow, forehead and line over eye tinged with yellow. 

 Similar to No. 474!!, 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 vertical's). 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 San Benito County; win- 

 ters south of United States to Central America. 



449. Derby Flycatcher (Pitangus derbianus). L. 

 11. Ads. Back brown, wings and tajl 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 

 Rio Grande, Texas. 



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