7 2 Mearxs, Txvo Subspecies New to A. O. U. Check-List, ^J^l^ 



shown by specimens in the United States National Museum, 

 extends from old Fort Cobb, Indian Territory, south to Monterey 

 and over the tableland of Mexico to Mazatlan, and even to Tehuan- 

 tepec City, in the State of Oaxaca, on the west coast of Mexico 

 (specimen No. 59673, U. S. N. M.). 



Tyrannus tyrannus vexator Bangs. 

 Florida Kingbird. 



Tvratiuus tyraiittiis vexator Bangs, Auk, XV, April, 1S98, p. 17S (Mer- 

 ritt's Island, Indian River, Florida). 



Geographical Distribution. — Southern Florida. 



Characters. — A series of breeding specimens of this form, collected bv 

 the writer during April and May, 1901, in the Kissimmee Valley, southern 

 Florida, emphasizes the characters assigned to it by Mr. Bangs in the 

 original description. The form may be recognized by its stout bill (about 

 2 mm. broader than that of typical tyrannus) short tarsus, robust feet, and 

 the darker and more uniform coloration of the upper surfaces. 



Measuretncnts. — Average of three adult males from the Kissimmee 

 Valley, Florida: Length, 219 mm. ; alar expanse, 3S3 ; wing, 122; tail, 94 ; 

 culmen (chord), 18; bill, measured from nostril, 15; tarsus, 18.7 ; middle 

 toe with claw, 20.8. Average of four adult females from the Kissimmee 

 Valley, Florida: Length, 217 ; alar expanse, 369 ; wing, 116; tail, 90; cul- 

 men, 18.9; bill from nostril, 14.6; tarsus, 19.4; middle toe with claw, 21. 



Nest and eggs. — Set A/3, with both parents (Nos. 12585 and 12586 

 Mearns collection ; all in the U. S. National Museum collection). The 

 nest was placed about 6 meters above the ground, on a side branch of a 

 persimmon-tree which stood beside an 'old river' connecting lakes 

 Cypress and Tohopekaliga, in Osceola County, Florida. It was com- 

 posed, outwardly, of small sticks and plant-stems, and lined with the wool 

 of sheep. On May 3, 1901, it contained three eggs, similar to those of 

 the common Kingbird, and measuring, respectively, 24.2 by 1S.3 mm., 25 

 by 18.4, and 25 by 18. 



Remarks .— This subspecies breeds abundantly in southern 

 Florida where it is known only as the ' Bee Martin.' 



