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AMERICAN OnNITIWLOGY. 



Identification Chart No. 20. 



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FLYCATCHER.S. 



No. 441. 1 : Rose-throated Becard, {Platyp- 

 saris alaiae). 



Eastern Mexico; casually north to the Rio Grande 

 valley in Texas. Length, 8 in. Upper parts dark 

 gray shading to blackish on the wings and tail. 

 Forehead and under parts whitish, washed with gray 

 on the flanks. Crest black. Bill stouter than the 

 typical flycatchers. 



No. 446. Couch Kingbird, (Tyrannus mel- 

 ancholicus couchii) . 



The whole of Mexico north to the southern bound- 

 ary of the United States. Length about 9 in. Upper 

 parts grayish shading to blackish on the wings, tail 

 and ear coverts. Chin and throat white; breast 

 gray; rest of under parts bright yellowish. A partly 

 concealed orange and yellow patch on the crown. 



No. 447. Arkansas Kingbird, {Tyranmis 



verticalis) . 



Western United States from the Mississippi to the 

 Pacific. South through Mexico. Length tiie same 

 as above. The coloration is very similar. The gray 

 of the breast extends up on the throat leaving only 

 the chin white. . The -yellow underparts are much 

 paler. 



No. 448. Cassin Kingbird, (Tyrarimts vo- 



ciferans) . 



Through Mexico and north through western 

 United States to Wyoming. Size same as the fore- 

 going. Coloration similar to the last, with the ex- 

 ception that the grav on the breast and throat is de- 

 cidedly darker and the yellow still paler. 



No. 44Q. Flycatcher, (^Pitangus derhiatms). 



Throughout Central America and Mexico, north 

 to the southern boundary of ihe United States in 

 Texas. Length, 10.5 in. Upper parts olive brown- 

 ish; wings and tail decidely chestnut color. Fore- 

 liead, edges of crown, chin, throat, and upper breast 

 white, shading grad allv into the yellow of the un- 

 der parts. Crown black, enclosing a yellow area. 

 Sides of head black. 



