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CRYING BIRDS — CLAMATORES. 



Tyrannus vociferans, Swainson. 



CASSIN'S FLYCATCHER. 



Tyrannus vociferans, Swaixson, Mon. Tyrant Shrikes in Quarterly Jom-nal Sc. XX. Jan. 



1826, 27.3. In. Tliilos. Mag. 1. 1827, 368. — Baird, P. R. Ecp. IX. Birds, 174; U. S. 



and Mex. Bound. Ecp. II. ili. 8 ; pi. x. — Coues, Pr. Phil. Ac. 1866, 59. 

 Ti/rannus Cassinii, Lawrence, Ann. N. Y. Lyceum, V. 1852, 3» ; pi. iii. f. 2. (Texas.) 



Sp. Char. Bill from the forclicad, about as long as the head. Tail e\-en or slightly 

 rounded. Outer five jirimaries attenuated ; the first four abruptly and deeply euiar- 

 ginated ; third ([uill longest, second and fourth a little less, first shorter than the sixth, 

 and half an ineh less tlian the longest. Head and neek above and on the sides rather 

 dark bluish-ash ; the throat and breast similar, and only a little paler. Rest of upper parts 

 olive-green tinged with gray, mixed with brown on the rump ; the upjier tail coverts and 

 siu-face of the tail nearly black ; the outer web of the external feather and tips of all )3ale 



hro-vm. The ehin is white, in strong contrast to the dark ash of the throat ; the rest of 

 the under jiarts bright sulphur yellow (the sides olivaceous), palest on the under tail 

 coverts and inside of wings. A concealed vermilion patch in the crown, bordered by 

 straw vellow. Wing feathers lirown, tinged with olive, becoming paler towards the edge. 

 Length, 9.00 to 10.00 ; extent, 15.00 to 17.00 ; wing, 4.2.5 to 6.50 ; tail, 4.25. Iris brown ; 

 bill black ; feet grayish. 



Hab. Pecos River, Texas, and into ]\Iexieo, and Guatemala on table-lands. West to 

 Coast of California. 



Quite conniion in the southern linlf of CalJfonii;i, and resident as far 

 north as Los Angeles during winter. Tliey much reseinlile the T. rcrticalis 

 in color, hut are less lively and quarrelsome in halnts. During the early 

 part of the year they begin to sing at daylight, generally from the top of a 



