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THE PERCHING BIRDS 



vibrations of the wings, the bird seeming to float in the air in the manner of a 

 swallow. The kingbird arrives in its summer haunts in April and May, and pro- 

 longs its sojourn until September, when it migrates south. The male has the crown 

 flame color; the upper parts blackish ash; the wings dusky, edged with whitish; the 

 tail black, tipped with white, and the lower parts pure white, except the breast, 

 which is shaded with gray. 



KINGBIRD, AND BIENTEVEO TYRANT FLYCATCHER. 

 (One-half natural size.) 



We owe an excellent account of this species ( T. sulfuratus) to Mr. 

 W. H. Hudson, who writes that in Buenos Ay res "the bienteveo is 

 found in every orchard and plantation; it is familiar with man, and in- 

 variably greets his approach with loud notes, especially with a powerful three- 

 syllabled cry, in which people fancy there is a resemblance to the words Bien-te-veo 

 ( ' I see you well ' ) ; while its big head and beak and strongly-contrasted colors, 



Bienteveo 

 Tyrant 



