TYKA.NNIDvK — THE FLYUATCIIKKH. 



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Sr. CiiAii. Wiiif.'s |(iiiim1('c1 ; s ml, tliiid, aiid fourth longest; liwl nilluT s«lioi'ti>r 



tlinn sixth. Tarsi with u .si'i'oinl row 



of st'ftli's hi'hind. Tin,' hi'iul iiiul 



neck all idunil, Ibrt-part ami .sides of 



lh(! hrcast, dark .■.(loly-lirowii ; iho 



rest oC the upiHT piiils similar, hut 



liffhti'r ; faintly tinged with lead-i'olor 



towards the tail. The middle of the 



lireast, nhdomeii, ami lower lail- 



coverta white? ; .some of the latter, 



with the shafts and the cent re, hrown. 



Tlu! lower winf,'-eoverts firayish- 



hrown, edp'd with while. Winpa 



dark hrown ; the edj^'es of .seeomlary 



coverts rather lighter; of primary 



eoverts dull white. Edj:e of tlio 



exterior vane of the llrst primary and 



of secondaries white. Tail dark 



hrown, with the greater part of the outer vane of the exterior tail-feather white ; this 



color narrowiiig from the ba.sc to the tip. Bill and feet black. The tail rounded, rather 



cmarginate ; feathers hroad ; more obliquely truncate than in satjuii. The bill slender ; 



similar to that of S./uscus, Length, nearly 7 inches; wing, 3. GO; tail, .T.l.). 



Had. California coast (rini)fpia Valley, Oregon, Newberry), and across by valley of 

 Gila and tapper Ilio Grande to New Leon, and south; Mazatlan. Ouxaca (Sci.. 18o9, 

 383) ; Cordova (Sci,. 18">(>, 2i)C) ; Vera Cruz, temp, and alp. regions, breeding (Su.m. M. B. 

 Soc. I, .V,7) ; W." Arizona (Coues, P. A. N. S., 18GG, GO). 



Siyornh niifrirnns. 



The feuialo appears to diU'er only in tlie smaller size. A young bird from 

 San Francisco lias two bands of rusty on tlie wing ; the shoulders and 

 hinder part of the back tinged witli the same. 



II.vniTS. Within our limits the Black Flycatcher litis a distribution very 

 nearly corresjjonding with that of Mi/iarrhus cincrasmis. It is found from 

 Oregon and California on the Pacific coast, to tlie valley of the Kio CJrande, 

 and thence south throughout ^lexico. It also occurs as a resident in Guate- 

 mala. Specimens in the Smithsonian Museum are from various parts of 

 Mexico, from New Mexico, and California. 



During his explorations in Northern Mexico, Lieutenant Couch first met 

 witli tliis species at Cader(;ita, Mexico, in April, occurring in abundance under 

 the high btiuks of tlie stream which supplies the town with water. Its habits 

 ai)iK'ared to him to be much the same with those of the common Phfcbe-Bird 

 {S((i/o)')m fmcm). Its nest was supposed to be in the bank. Dr. Kennerly, 

 who found it at Espia, Mexico, could not observe any difference in the habits 

 from those of the Pi/rorcphaius rnbincus. They were both observed in the 

 same vicinity, feeding alike on insects and having the same movements. 



In the Department of Vera Cruz, Mr. Sumiclirast says th.at this species is 

 known by the common name of Aguador. It is very common in both the 

 temperate and the colder regions of that State. It nests within tlie dwell- 

 ing-houses in the city of Orizaba. 



