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Tho o^'^n of this siKicit's arc not easily (listin^'uislial>le t"n)m tliose of tin; 

 coiiiiiioii Kin^ltird. Thi'V liavc a ^'rnund-color of a crystalline whittMU'ss, 

 inarkt'd with \n>\d dashes nf rtMldish and pnrplish l»n>\vn, llu* latter lewer 

 and faint. They are oblnn;j; in shai)e, are |).>inted at one end, and measure 

 1 ineh in lenj^th by .70 of an inch in hreadth. 



Tyrannus vociferans, Swainson. 



CASSIirS FLTCATCHEB. 



T(trtnnuia voci/rrait.i, SwAivsctN, Mon. Tyrant Slnikrs in (,)uiiitcrly .Tdurnul Si-. X.\. .Tim. 

 18:i»?, 273.-11!. I'liil.o. M;i-. I, \>-27, 3«58. — Maikp, Uinls N. Am. IH.VS, 17 1, |.l. 

 xlviii. - Ib. M. r.. II, IWi.lsS, i»l. X. -ScL. ("atiil. lSt)2, 23.'.. — ('(MH-KU, Oin. (ill. 

 I, Ls70, 314. Ltiplnirf>s rorifrriiiis, Taban. Mils. Iliiii. II, 77. Tymnnus aisMini, 

 Lawuknce, Ann. N. V. I.yr. X. H. V, 1852, 3l>, pi. iii, lij,'. 2 ^Tixjus). 



Sr. ("uAH. iJill iVoin tlu' fon'lu'ad iil»out as loni,' as the li('a<l. Tail I'veii or sli^'htly 

 roinnlod. Outer fiv*' primaries attenuated ; tin" first four altiiiptly and det'jtly enjar^'i- 

 nated ; third <iiiill loiiLrest, seeoinl and fourth a little less, first shorter than tho sixth, and 

 half an inch less than the lon<i:»'st. Head and neej< al»ov«! and on the sides rather dark 

 bluish-ash; the throat and breast .^similar, and only a little paler. Hest of upper parts 

 olive-jrroen tin.ir<'d with gray, inixeil with brown on the rump ; tlu; upper tail-eovert.s and 

 surface of tho tail nearly blaek ; tho outer web of tho external feather and tho tips of all 

 pale brown. Tlu; chin i.s white, in stronj]^ contrast to the dark ash of the throat ; the 

 rest of tho under [)arts l)rii:ht suli)hur-yellow (the sides olivaeeous), palest on the under 

 tail-covortjj ami inside of winu'. A concealed vermilion patch in tho crown, bordered by 

 straw-yellow. \Vinir-f»'athers brown, tinged with olivo, bocomiug paler towarils tho odg(\ 

 Length, 8.S0; wing, .VJ5 ; tail, 4.'J.'). 



Hafi. Vallt>y of Ci'ihx and southern California, eastward to Pecos River, Texa.". ami into 

 Mexico, on talile-lands; north along tlu; I'lain.s to Fort Laraniio, south to Costu Itica. 

 ()axaca(Si[,. P. Z. S. 18.")!), 38;J) ; Vera Paz {^ci.. Ibis I, I'Jl); W. Arizona (Coi'kj?. l\ A. 

 N. S. 180(), .'»0) ; Vera Cruz, hot and temp, regions, and Plateau (Sum. M. Dost. 8oc. I, o')7.) 



The tahle of spcciHc characters presented under the generic liead will 

 readily serve to distinguish this species from its near ally, T. vertical is. The 

 white outer web of the exterior tail-feather in irrticaliji, compared with the 

 brown web, only edged with whitish of the present bird, is always sutlicient 

 to separate them ; while the deep ash of the jugulum, and the much lighter, 

 more brownish shade of the wings, are entirely peculiar features. 



Habits. This bird is abundant in Vera Cruz, where it is known by the 

 name of rortiffja^'z. According to Sumichrast, it belongs to the hot and 

 temperate regions, rather than the alpine. It is also common in the Plateau, 

 and is found in all parts of ^lexico. 



In Arizona Dr. Coues states this bird to be an abundant summer resident, 

 arriving in that Territory during the third week in April, and remaining 

 until the latter part of September. It was found in every kind of locality. 

 He furnishes no information as to its habits. 



During the ^fexican Boundary Survey this species was taken on the 



