96 BIRDS. 



XXt Wings loDger thau tail; tarsus shorter tlian middle toe aud 

 claw; bill not all black; length 6 or more. Contopus, 5, 



X^l-Xt Wings not much longer than tail ; middle toe and claw not 

 longer than tarsus; bill mostly pale below; length oi or 

 less EMPIDO^AX, 6. 



/. MILVULUS, Swainson. Fork -Tailed Flycatchers. 



1. M. forf/catus, (Gm.) Sw. Scissor - Tail. Ashy, 

 tail, shoulders, sides, etc., with much red; L. 13; W. 5; 

 T. 8. S. W., N. to Kansas, straying to New Jersey. 



2. M. typannus, (L.) Bon. Fork * Tailed Flycatcher. 



Larger, no red, tail still more elongate. Tropical, stray- 

 ing to N. J. and La. - 



2, TYR ANNUS, Cuvier. Kma Birds. 



1. T. iynannus, ( L. ) King Bird. Bee Mar- 

 tin. Blackish ash, white below; tail black, white- 

 tipped; L. 8.j; W. 4 J; T. 3|-. U. S., chiefly eastward; 

 abundant. " Destroys a thousand noxious insects for 

 every bee it eats! " {(Joues.) 



2. T. verticalis, Say. Arkansas Flycatcher. Belly 

 yellow; tail white-edged. Western, straying to N. J. 



3. MYIARCHUS, Cal^anis. Crested Flycatchers. 



1. M. crinitus, (L.) Cab. Great Crested Flycatcher. 

 Scarcely crested; olivaceous,, yellow below, with bright 

 chestnut on wings and tail; L. 8f; W. 4; T. 4. E.U. 

 S.. chiefly southerl3'-, N. to N. Wis. A handsome bird, 

 "noted for the habitual use of cast -oft" snake skins in 

 the structure of its nest." 



4. SAVOR NIS, Bonaparte. Pewees. 



1. S. fuscus, (Gm.) Baird. Pe\^ ee. Phcebe. Pewit. 

 Olive brown, head and tail darker; yellow below, more 



