274 AVES: PASSERES. — XLVI. 



452. MILVULUS Swainson, (Lat., milrus, kite.) 



850. M. tyrannus (L.). FoiiK-TAiLKD Fi.ycatciip:r. Lar- 

 ger than ne.\l; no red ; tail blacli, still more elongate. Tropical, 

 straying N. to N. J. and Ky. 



Ht;o. M. forficatus (dmclin). Scissor-Tail. Ashy ; tail chiefly 

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

 T. 8. S. W., N. to Mo., straying E. (Lat., forked, like scissors.) 



453. TYRANNUS Cuvier. (rvpavvos, ruler.) 



8G1. T. tyraniiuB (L.). King Bikd. Bkk Martin. Black- 

 ish, white below; crown-j)atch orange; tail bliu-k, white-tipped. L. 

 8^. W. 4|. T. 3^. N. Am,, chiefly E.; very abundant. "De- 

 stroys a thousand noxious insects for every bee it eatsl " (Coues.) 



862. T. verticalis Say. Arkansas King-Bird. Ashy-gray; 

 yellow below ; tail black, white-edged. W. N. Am., straying E. 

 (Lat., verlcXy top of head, which is ornate.) 



454. MYIARCHUS Cabanis. (/ivia, fly ; apxos, ruler.) 



863. M. crinitus (L.). Great Crksted Flycatcher. 

 Scarcely crested ; olivaceous, with bright chestnut on wings and 

 tail ; breast ashy-gray ; bi-lly clear yellow. L. 8J. W. 4. T. 4. 

 E. U. S., chiefly S., N. to N. Wis. A handsome bird, ''noted for 

 the habitual use of cast-off snake skins in the structure of its nest." 

 (Lat., crested.) 



455. SAYORNIS Bonapart«. (Say; opvis, bird.) 



864. S. phcebe (Latham). Pewee. Phcebr. Olive brown, 

 head and tail darker; yellow or whitish Ix'low. L. 7. W. 3^. T. 

 3J. E. U. S., abundant ; known by its black bill. (From the bird's 

 note.) 



86.^. S. saya Bonaparte. Ashy-brown, the belly pale cinnamon, 

 the tail black. L. 8. W. 4. T. 3J. W. U. S., E. to Iowa. (To 

 Thomas Say.) 



456. CONTOPUS Cabanis. (icon-of, pole; irovi, foot.) 



a, Tursus shorter tlian iiiiddlo toe with claw; winp about half longer than 

 tail; a while cottony patch on each sidu of rump. (Nuttallwni* Kidg- 

 way.) 

 866. C. borealis (Swainson). Olive -sided Flycatcher. 

 Rictal l)ristles short, oni'-fourth length of bill; slaty brown aljove, 

 with darker streaks; (piills blackish; middle line of belly distinctly 

 and abrujitly white, otherwise grayish Ik-Iow. L. 7^. W. A\. T. 

 8. N. N. Am., S. to N. Y. ; in nits, and pine forests. 

 aa. Tarsus longer than niitldle toe with claw; wing not \ longer than fail: no 

 cun.H|iicuuuM cottony tuft. ((Joulopus.) 



