78 NORTH AMEKICAN BIRDS. 



extent on the exterior of the tail, the rest of which is black. Very diminu- 

 tive in size (but little over four inches long). 



Synopsis of Species. 



Top of head j)litiiibeotis. 

 Two outer tail-feathers entirely white. A nairow frontal line, extending back 



over the e^e, liliiek. JJiib. Xortii America ...... P. cctmlea. 



Outer taii-Coather, with the whole ol' tlie outer web (only), white. No blaek on 

 tiie forehead, but a stripe ovr the eye above one of whitish. Huh. Arizona. 



P. 2iliniihea. 

 Tiqi of head black. 



Edge only of outer web of outer tail-ieather white. Entire top of head from tht, 



bill blaek. JIah. Rio Grande and Gila /'. mehtiiura. 



Species occur over the whole of America. One, P. loubci/i, is peculiar to 

 Cuba, ami a close ally of J\ caralca. 



Folioptila cserulea, Sclat. 



BLVE-GBAT ONATCATCHEB; EASTEBK GKATCATCEEB. 



Mnlacilla caridai, Li.sx. Syst. Nut. I, 17CO,'l)37 (hasvd ou Mulaci/ld piirvii cariilea, Enw. 



tab. 30'i). Viilicinini cii:nila(, Cad. Jour. 18,')."i, 471 (Cuba). — (ii'SDL.vcu, liqicrt. 



IStifi, "jyi. J'ulwjifila lariiliJi, Sei.ATKi;, P. Z. S. ISo.'s 11. — Uaiki), Kirds N. Am. 



18.W, 3S0. — 111. Hev. 74. — l)r,i-..s.>fi;i!, Ilii.s, ISOfi, 231. — CooI'ku, Hirds Cal. I, 35. 



Motdcillii cana, O.M. S. N. 1, 1788, 973. ? Viilieivom mexiaiiui, Bon. t'ouap. 1850, 310 



(not of f'Assis), ffinalc. Polioptihi mcxiaiiin, Sci.atku, P. '/.. S. IS.'iO, 3(i3, 373. 

 Figures: ViKii.i,. Ois. II, pi. l.\.\.\viii. — Wilson, Am. Orn. II, pi. .xviii, tig. 3. — Am. 



Oni. Biog. I, 111. l.\.\.\iv ; In. Birds Am. I, pi. Ix.x. 



fe' • CuAii. Abovy grayish-blue, gradually becoming bright blue on the crown. A 

 narrow froulal band of black extending backwards over the eye. I'nder parts and lore.s 

 bluish-white tinged with lead-color on the sides. First and second tail-feathers while 

 except at the extreme base, which is black, the c(dor extending oblicpiely forward on 

 the inner web; third and Ibtnth black, with white tip, very .flight on the latter; tilth and 

 sixth entirely black. TpP'''" tail-coverts blackish-plumbeous, t^nills edged externally 

 with pale blui.sli-gray, which is much broader and nearly white on the tcrtials. Eemale 

 without any black on the head. Length, 4.;i() ; wing, 2.1"); tail, 2.2'). (Skin.) 



IIaii. Middle region of United Slates, from -Vtlautic to I'acilic, and south to Guatemala; 

 Cape St. Lucas. Cuba, Gixdi.ach and Buvant. ]5ahanias, liitVANT. 



Hauits. Tiie lUue-j^ray Flycatcher is a common sjiecies from the vVtlantic 

 to the I'ncific coast, iilthou,t,'h not met with in the New Enyland States. It 

 is less abiindiint on the coast tlian at a distance from it, and has a more 

 nortliern range in the interior, licing met with in Xortliern Ohio, Michigan, 

 and tiie IJritish Provinces. S|ii'ciiiu'iis occur in tiie Smitiisonian Institution 

 collection from New York to Mexico and (iuatemala, and from Washington 

 Territory to California. 



They ajijjcar in reiinsylvania early in ^fay, and remain (here until the 

 lust of Septemlier. They are obstirve I in Florida and Georgia early in 



