BIRDS OF 



red, and other parts of the body tinged with the same, a shade paler ; wings 

 blackish, generally with whitish edgings ; tail black, several outer feathers 

 extensively white or rosy ; wing, about 4^ ; tail, over 12 inches long. 



HAB. Texas and Indian Territory, casually north to Kansas and 

 Missouri ; south to Central America. Accidental in Virginia, New Jersey, 

 New England, Manitoba, and at York Factory, Hudson's Bay. 



Nest, like the King-birds. 



Eg^s, 4 to 5 ; white blotched with reddish and lilac shell-spots. 



The home of this beautiful bird is in Texas, but it is 

 evidently much given to wandering, appearing unexpectedly at 

 points far distant from its usual habitat. 



The only record I have of its occurrence in Ontario is 

 furnished by Dr. Gamier, of Lucknow, Bruce County, who 

 reports having seen one near his place some years since. He 

 had no means of securing the bird, but saw it by the roadside 

 as he drove past, opening and closing its tail feathers with the 

 usual scissor-like motion. 



It was also found in the Northwest by Prof. Bell of the 

 geological survey. Such visits can only be regarded as 

 accidental, for the species does not regularly come so far north. 



GENUS TYRANNUS CUVIER. 



175. TYRANNUS TYRANNUS (LINN.). 444. 



Kingbird. 



Two outer primaries obviously attenuate. Above blackish, darker on the 

 head ; crown with a flame colored patch ; below pure white, the breast 

 shaded with plumbeous ; wings dusky, with much whitish edging ; tail 

 black, broadly and 'rather sharply tipped with white, the outer feathers 

 sometimes edged with the same. Bill and feet black. Young without the 

 patch ; very young ^birds show rufous edging of the wings and tail. Length, 

 about 8 inches ; wing, 4^ ; tail, 3^ ; bill, under i. 



HAB. Eastern North America, from the British Provinces south to 

 Central and South America. Rare west of the Rocky Mountains (Utah, 

 Nevada, Washington Territory, etc.) 



Nest, large for the size of the bird, placed on the horizontal bough of an 

 isolated tree ; composed of vegetable fibrous materials and sheep's wool 

 compactly woven together. 



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