96 BIEDSi. 



^:j:l: Wings looger than tail ; tarsua shdrtef tlian middle toe and 

 claw; bill not all black ; length 6 or more. Cobitoptjs, 5. 



an Wings not much longer than tail ; middle toe and claw not 

 longer tlian tarsus; bill mostly pale below; length SJ- or 

 less Empidonax, 6. 



/. IHILVULUS, Swainson. Fork -Tailed Fltcatchees. 



1. IS. forficafus, (Gm.) Sw. Scissor -Tail. Ashy, 

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

 T. 8. S. W., N. to Kansas, straying to New Jersey. 



2. M. tyrannus, (L.) Bon. Foek - Tailed Flycatcher. 

 Larger, no red, tail still more elongate. Tropical, stray- 

 ing to N. J. and La. 



2. TYRANNUS, Cuvier. King Birds. 



1. T, carolinensis, (L.) Baird. King Bird. Bee 

 Martin. Blackish ash, white below; tail black, white - 

 tipped; L. 8^; W. 4|; T. ^. U. S., chiefly eastward; 

 abundant. "Destroys a thousand noxious insects for 

 every bee it eats!" {Coues) 



2. T. verticalis. Say. Arkansas Flycatcher. Belly 

 yellow; tail white-edged. Western, straying to N. J. 



3. SIYIARCHUS, Cabanis. Crested Flycatchers. 



1. M. crinitus, (L.) Cab. Great Crested Flycatcher. 

 Scarcely crested; olivaceous, yellow below, with bright 

 chestnut on wings and tail; L. 8J; W. 4; T. 4. E, U. 

 S.; chiefly southerly, N. to N. Wis. A handsome bird, 

 "noted for the habitual use of cast-off snake skins in 

 the structure of its nest." 



4. SAYORNIS, Bonaparte. Pewees. 



1. S. fuscus, (Gni.) Baird. Pewee. Phcebe. Pewit. 

 Olive brown, head and tail darker; yellow below, more 



