s , 8 PERCHING BIRDS. 



is accomplished by rapid vibrations of the wings, the bird seeming to float in the 

 air in the manner of a swallow. The king-bird arrives in its summer haunts in 

 April and May, and prolongs its sojourn until September, when it migrates south. 

 The male has the crown flame-colour: 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 grey. 



Bienteveo Tyrant. 



KIXG-BIHD, AND BIENTEVEO TYRANT-FLYCATCHER (i Uat. size). 



We owe an excellent account of this species {T. avlfuratus) to 

 "Mr. W. H. Hudson, who writes that in Buenos Aires " the bienteveo 

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

 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 colours, especially the 

 black and white head-stripes, seem to give it a wonderfully knowing look as it 

 turns its head from side to side to examine any intruder. It is a loud-voiced, 



