274 AVES : PASSEEES. — XLTI. 



452. MILVTJIi'D'S Swainson, (Lat., milvus, kite.) 



859. M. tyrannus (L.). Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Lar- 

 ger than next; no red ; tail black, still more elongate. Tropical, 

 straying N. to N. J. and Ky. 



860. M. forficatus (Gmelin). Scissor-Tail. Ashy ; tail chiefly 

 white; crissum, shoulders, sides, etc., with much red. L. 13. W. 5. 

 T. 8. S. W., N. to Mo., straying E. (Lat., forked, like scissors.) 



453. TYRANNUS Cuvier. (jvpavvos, ruler.) 



861. T. tyrannus (L.). King Bird. Bee Martin. Black- 

 ish, white below; crown-patch orange; taU black, white-tipped. L. 

 8^. W. 4f . T. 3|. N. Am., chiefly E. ; very abundant. " De- 

 stroys a thousand noxious insects for every bee it eats 1 " (Coues.) 



862. T. verticalis Say. Arkansas King-Bird. Ashy-gray; 

 yellow below; tail black, white-edged. W. N. Am., straying E. 

 (Lat., vertex, top of head, which is ornate.) 



454. MYIARCHUS Cabanis. {/ivCa, fly ; dpxos, ruler.) 



863. M. crinitus (L.). Great Crested Flycatcher. 

 Scarcely crested; olivaceous, with bright chestnut on wings and 

 tail ; breast ashy-gray ; belly clear yellow. L. 8|. W. 4. T. 4. 

 E. U. S., chiefly S., N. to N. Wis. A handsome bird, " noted for 

 the habitual use of oas1>ofE snake skins in the structure of its nest." 

 (Lat., crested.) 



455. SAYORNIS Bonaparte. (Say; Spvis, bird.) 



864. S. phoebe (Latham). Pewee. Phcebe. Olive brown, 

 head and tail darker ; yellow or whitish below. L. 7. W. 3^. T. 

 3^. E. U. S., abundant ; known by its black bill. (From the bird's 

 note.) 



865. S. saya Bonaparte. Ashy-brown, the belly pale cinnamon, 

 the tail black. L. 8. W. 4. T. 3|. W. U. S., E. to Iowa. (To 

 Thomas Say.) 



456. CONTOPtrS Cabanis. (kovtos, pole; jrour, foot.) 



a. Tarsus shorter than middle toe with claw; wing about half longer than 

 tail; a white cottony patch on each side of rump. {Nuttallomis Eidg- 

 way.) 



866. C. borealls (Swainson). Olive -sided Flycatcher. 

 Rictal bristles short, one-fourth length of bill ; slaty brown above, 

 with darker streaks ; quills blackish ; middle line of beUy distinctly 

 and abruptly white, otherwise grayish below. L. 1\. W. 4J-. T. 

 3. N. N. Am., S. to N. Y. ; in mts. and pine forests. 



aa. Tarsus longer than middle toe with claw; wing not i longer than tail: no 

 conspicuous cdttony tuft. ( Contopm.) 



