CLAMATORES: 



SUBOEDEE VJjAiTlA JL vXI-CjIOi Non-melodious Passeebs. 



Family TYRANNID^ : American Flycatchers. 



MILVULUS FOEFIGATUS, (Gm.) Sw, 



SwalloTV-tailed Flycatcher; Scissor-tail. 



Muscicapa forficata, Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 931 (Moucherolle Jk queue fourchue de Mexi- 

 que, Buff., P. E. 677).— Vieill., Ois. Am. Sept. i, 1807, 71.— Steph., Shaw's 

 Gen. Zool. x, 413, pi. 3.— Bp., Am. Orn. i, 1825, 15, pi. 2, f. 1 ; Syn. 1828,275.— 

 NuTT., Man. i, 1832, 275.— AtiD., Orn. Biog. iv, 1838, 426, pi. 359, f. 3. 



Tijrannus forficatus, Temm., Tabl. Meth. 24.— Say, Long's Exp. ii, 1833, 224.— Nutt., 

 Man. i, 2d ed. 1840, 309. 



Milvulus forficatus, Sw., Classif. B. ii, 225.— EiCH., List, 1837.— Bp., List, 1838, 25.— Ano., 

 Syn. 1839, 38.— Auc, B. Am. i, 1840, 197, pi. 53.— Bp., Consp. i, 1850, 192; Not. 

 Delat. 87.- Woodh., Sitgr. Eep. 1853, 73 (Texas and Indian Territory).— Sci,., 

 P. Z. S. 1857, 204 (Xalapa).— Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 169.— Cab., Mus. Heiu.ii, 1859, 

 79.— SCL., Ibis, 1859, 439; Cat. 1862, 237.— Scl. & Salv., Ibis, 1859, 121 (Gua- 

 temala).— Tayloe, Ibis, 1860, 114 (Honduras).— Cab., J. f. 0. ix, 1861, 253 

 (Costa Eica). — Lawe., Ann. Lye. ix, 1868, 116. — SuMlcii., Mem. Bost. Soc. i, 

 1869, 556 (Vera Cruz).— Geay, Hand-list, i, 1869, 365, No. 5563.— Snow, B. 

 Kans. 1873 3 (Fort Eiley, Kans.). — Abbott, Am. Nat. vii, 1872, 367 (accidental 

 at Trenton, N. J.).— CouBS, Key, 1872, 169, fig. 110».— B. B. & E., N. A. B. 

 ii, 1874, 311, pi. 43, f. 1. 



Tyrannus mexicanus, Steph., Shaw's Gen. Zool. xiii, pt. ii, 1826, 135. 



Miisdcapa sjpectabilis, LioHT., "Mus. Berol." 



Sab. — Lower Mississippi Valley, Texas, and southward into South America. 



This peculiarly elegant species, not inaptly called "bird of paradise" 

 by the Texans, is merely a straggler to the Missouri water-shed. The 

 single instance I know of its occurrence in this region, is that cited by 

 Prof. Snow, on Prof. Baird's authority. It is abundant in this country 

 only in some parts of Texas ; Dr. Woodhouse, however, gives it as not 

 uncommon in the Indian Territory. Like its equally graceful relative, 

 the Fork-tailed Plycatcher, M. tyrannus, it has been known to wander 

 even to New Jersey, where a specimen was lately captured near Tren- 

 ton. Some years ago^ Dr. Prentiss and I stated that a Milvulus, -pvdb- 

 ah\y forficatus, had been seen at Washiugton, D. 0., by Mr. C. Drexler. 

 I only mention this to throw discredit upon it ; having since found rea- 

 son to believe that we were imposed upon by the collector. 



The eggs of this Flycatcher are not with certainty distinguishable 

 from those of a Kingbird ; they are, however, rather smaller, and per- 

 haps on an average a little more nearly globular. Size, scarcelv 0.90 

 by 0.70. 



*' TYEANNUS GAROLmENSIS, (Gm.) Temm. ' 

 Kingbird; Bee-martin, 



Lanius ti/rannus, Linn., Syst. Nat. i, 1766, 136 (Catesby, i, 55, pi. 55 ; Beiss., ii, 391: 



■p. E. 537).— Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 302.— Lath., Ind. Orn. i, 1790, 81. 

 Lanius tyrannus var. caroUnensis ot ladovtcianua, Gm., i, 1788, 302. — Lath., Ind. Orn. i, 



1790, 82 (P. E. 676). 

 Tyrannus caroUnensis, Temji., Tabl. Meth. 24. — Cab., Mus. Hein. ii, 1859, 79. — Bd., B. 



N. A. 18.58, 171.— Coop. & Suck., N. H. Wash. Ter. 1860, 167.— Hayd., Eep. 



1862, 157.— Loed, Pr. Eoy. Arty. Inst. 1864, 113 (British Columbia).— Lawk., 



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