96 BIBDS. 



Jtt Wings loDger than tail; tarsus shorter than middle toe and 

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



fflft Wings not much longer than tail ; middle toe and claw not 

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

 less EMPIDOINAX, 6. 



/. MILVULUS, Swainson. FORK -TAILED FLYCATCHERS. 



1. Ml. forficatus, (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. tyrannus, (L.) Bon. FORK - TAILED FLYCATCHER. 

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

 ing to N. J. and La. 



2. TYRANNUS, Cuvier. KING BIRDS. 



1. T. carolinensis, (L.) Baird. KING BIRD. BEE 

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

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

 abundant. &quot; Destroys a thousand noxious insects for 

 every bee it eats!&quot; (Coues.) 



2. T. verticalis, Say. ARKANSAS FLYCATCHER. Belly 

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



3. MYIARCHUS, Cabanis. CRESTED FLYCATCHERS. 



1. till, 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 southerly, N. to N. Wis. A handsome bird, 

 &quot;noted for the habitual use of cast-off snake skins in 

 the structure of its nest.&quot; 



4. SAYORNIS, Bonaparte. PEWEES. 



1. S. fuse us, (Gm.) Baird. PEWEB. PIKEBE. PEWIT. 

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



