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rod-l)rown. Tlioy arc of an ol)lnni,'-oval .sliapo, are taitering at one end, iind 

 njoa.siiie .*Ji) l>y .08 of an inch. 



Milvulus forficatus, Swain. 



BCISSOB-TAIL ; SWALLOW-TAIL FLTCATCHEB. 



Miuicienpa forftnifii, (Jmki.in, Syst. Nat. I, 17SS, 1»;{1. — Vieillmt, Ois. Am. Sept. I, 1*<>7, 

 71. — SiKj'HKNs, ill Shaw's ZiM'l. X, ii, 11:5, jil. iii. — Bunai'. Am. (Mii. I, lMi.'>, 15, 

 |il. ii, f. 1. - Aii». <Mii. r>i«»<^. IV, l.sa>, i*J«), pi. titlix, f. 3. TitruimuH J'urjirtifus, Say, 

 L(>ii<,''.s K\p.<l., II, ls-_':5, 'J-J4. -NrnAl.l.'s Manual. I, tii.ltd.,) 1^4o, 3(iV>. Milruhis 

 fiirjio'ftis, "SwAi.ss." K'K n. List, 1J>;57. - - Ai i»ri!i>.\, Synopsi.s, Ls:{S», 38. — li;. Birds 

 Am. I, 1S40, lli7, pi. liii. — (AiiAN. Mas. II. in. II, 7'.». — ScL. List, l.s»;2, -^-il.— 

 Baiki), Birds X. Am. 1S.'j.s, 1GI>. — hi. Mf.\. 15. 11, '/ahA. 7. — Hikkm. X, ••. j*. 11. 

 Tijratmii.H nirwiraints, .Siki'hkn.s Sliaw, (Jen. Zuol. Birds, XIII, 1 1, I82t>, 135. Mmi- 

 chrrnVe a queue Juurchac du Jlej.i'jUCf Bl'FFu.n, pi. eul. 077. JJird of ranuiisc of the 

 Tt'.\ans. 



Sp. Thau. Win? witli the outer primary oidy abruptly attenuated, and narrowly 

 linear (tor al»out .8.') of an ineh) ; the 

 i^eeoiid but fili^ditly emar^'inate ; second 

 (pidl longest; lirst and third equal. Tail 

 very detply I'ork'LMl, the lateral feathers 

 twice as lonir jus the l)o<iy, all narrow 

 and linear or subs[)atuliite. Top and 

 sides of tlic liead very pale ash ; the 

 back a little darker, and faintly tinged 

 with iiglit briek-red ; under partv^ nearly 

 pure white, tinged towards the tail with 

 light vcruiilion, rather niorc! rose ou tlu^ 

 luidei- wing-coverts ; a })atch on the side 

 of the breast and along the i"ore-arm 

 dark venuilion-re<l. Tail-feathers ro.sy 

 white, tipped at the end for two or three 

 inches with bhick. Hump dark brown, 

 turning to black on thi- coverts. Wings 

 very dark brown; the coverts an<l quills, 

 excepting the primaries (and including 

 the outer of these), edged with whitish. 

 Crown Avith a concealed patch of white, 

 having some orange-red in the centre. 

 Length, 13.00; wing, 4.75; tail, S.,jO; 

 de{)th of fork, 0.80. 



Hab. Miildle America, from Panama 



Milvulus forfieahts. 



northward ; prairies and oak barrens of Texas, Indian Territory, and oeeasioually South- 

 Avest Missoiu'i and Kansas. Accidental in Eastern States (NeAV Jersey, Turnrtll ; District 

 of Columbia? Coui':^) ; Xalapa (8cl. 1857, *J04) ; Guatemala (Scl. Ibis, I, 121; Mus. S. 

 I.) ; Honduras (Set.. II, 1 U) ; Costa Rica (Cab an. J., 18G1, 252) ; Vera Cruz, hot and 

 temperate regions (Sum. M. B. S. I, 550). 



This ex<[uisitely beautiful and ijraeeful bird is quite abundant on the 

 j»rairies of Soutlierii Texas, and is everywhere conspicuous among its kindred 



