274 TTRANNIDJ5. 



1873, p. 373 (Nicaragua) ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 235 ; Laivr. Ann. 

 Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 295, ix. pp. 116, 237 ; id. P. U.S. N. M. i. 

 p. 271 ; Scl. et Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 121 ; iid. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 189 

 (Ucayali), 1867, p. 578 (Lower Amazons), 1868, p. 142 (Arg. 

 Rep.), p. 168 (Venezuela), 1870, p. 837 (Honduras), 1873, p. 281 

 (E. Peru), 1879, p. 516 (Antioquia), p. 616 (Bolivia) ; iid. Nomencl. 

 p. 53 ; Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 117 ; Baird, B. N. Am. p. 176; G. C. 

 Taylor, Ibis, 1860, p. 113 (Honduras) ; E. C. Taylor, Ibis, 1864, 

 p. 87 (W. Indies); JEider, J.f. O. 1867, p. 227 (Brazil); Frantz. 

 J. f. O. 1869, p. 308 (Costa Rica); Finseh, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 572 

 (Trinidad) ; Bed. J. f. O. 1873, p. 262 (S. Brazil), et 1884, 

 p. 304 (Bucaramanga) ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 539, 1877, p. 326, 

 1879, p. 236, et 1882, p. 22 (Peru) ; id. Orn. Per. ii. p. 327; Layard, 

 Ibis, 1873, p. 383 (Para); Bumf. Ibis, 1877, p. 178 (Buenos 

 Ayres) ; Bouc. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 64 (Costa Rica), et 1883, p. 448 

 (Yucatan) ; Eidgw. P. U.S. N. M. i. p. 473, et vii. p. 173 

 (W. Indies) ; Salv. et Godm, Ibis, 1879, p. 202 (Colombia) ; Forbes, 

 Ibis, 1881, p. 344 (N.E. Brazil) ; Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p. 334 

 (Colombia); White, P. Z. S. 1882, p. 608 (Anr. Rep.); Salv. 

 P. Z. S. 1867, p. 148 (Veragua) ; id. Ibis, 1885, p. 299 (Brit. 

 Guiana) ; Berl. et Tacz. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 559, 1884, p. 298, et 

 1885, pp. 68, 93 (Ecuador) ; Gibson, Ibis, 1885, p. 280 (Uruguay) ; 

 Reinh. Fuglef. Camp. Bras. p. 138 ; Berl. et Jher. Zeitschr. yes. Orn. 

 1885, p. 137 (Rio Grande do Sul) ; Bariwvs, Bull. Nutt. Orn. CI. 

 viii. p. 202 (Entrerios) ; Scl. et Huds. Arg. Orn. i. p. 158. 



Muscicapa despotes, Licht. Doubl. p. 55. 



Muscicapa furcata, Spiv, Av. Bras. ii. p. 15, pi. xix. 



Tyrannus furcatus, Max. Beitr. iii. p. 884 ; Euler, J. f. O. 1867, 

 'pp. 189, 190, 194, 198 (Brazil). 



Tyrannus crudelis, Sw. Quart. Jonm. Sc. xx. p. 275. 



Laphyctes nielancholicus, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 76. 



Muscicapa satrapa, Licht. in Mus. Berol. 



Laphyctes satrapa, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 77 ; Cab. J. f. O. 

 1861, p. 251. 



Tyrannus satrapa, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 235 ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. 

 viii. p. 182, ix. p. 204 ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 360 (Panama), 

 1867, p. 279 (Mosquitia). 



Tyrannus couchi, Baird, B. N. A. p. 175 ; Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 235 ; 

 id. Ibis, 1859, p. 439 (Mexico); Dresser, Ibis, 1865, p. 472 

 (Texas). 



Tyrannus nielancholicus couchi, Baird, Breiu. et Ridgw. N. A. B. ii. 

 p. 329 ; Ridgw. P. U.S. N. M. i. p. 474, et viii. p. 570 (Yucatan) ; 

 id. Man. N. A. B. p. 329 ; Coues, Key iV. A. B. 1884, p. 434. 



Above grey with a slight greenish tinge ; head with a concealed 

 vertical crest of scarlet and yellow ; lores and ear-coverts blackish ; 

 wings and tail brownish black, with more or less of paler margins : 

 beneath yellow, throat greyish white, breast more or less greyish ; 

 under wing-coverts pale yellow ; bill and feet black : outer primaries 

 attenuated ; tail deeply forked : whole length 8 inches, wing 4-6 

 tail 4. Female similar. 



Hub. Mexico and Central and South America down to Buenos 

 Ayres. 



I do not think it possible to divide this species satisfactorily, even 

 into subspecies. 



