Perching Birds Marked With Yellow or Orange. 
474j. Sonoran Horned Lark (0. a. pallida). W. 
Go’, 3.8; 2, 3.6. Nape very pale pinkish; back pale 
grayish brown edged with grayish; forehead, line over 
eye, and throat tinged with yellowish. Resembles No. 
4741, but is still paler. 
Range.—'‘Region immediately adjacent to the head of the Gulf of 
California, Mexico.'’ (Oberholser.) 
474l. Montezuma Horned Lark (0. a. occidentalis). 
W. o’, 4; 2, 3-8. No distinct blackish streaks above; 
back pale brownish edged with pinkish gray; throat 
yellow, forehead and line over eye tinged with yellow. 
Similar to No. 474h, but paler, less ruddy above; differs 
from No. 474c in being browner and less streaked 
above. 
Range.— In summer, central New Mexico, west to central Arizona; 
in winter, south to northern Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico and 
southeast Texas.’’ (Oberholser. ) 
474m. Island Horned Lark (O. a. znsularis). Sim- 
ilarto No. 474g, but slightly darker above, breast 
usually without a yellow tinge. 
Range.—Santa Barbara Islands, California. 
446. Couch Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus 
couch). L.9.5. Ads. Throat white, breast and belly 
yellow, tail dark brown, crown gray with an orange 
patch, back grayish green; Yung. Similar, but no 
crown-patch. 
Range.—Guatemala, north in spring as far as Lower Rio Grande, 
Texas, 
447, Arkansas Kingbird (Tyrannus verticals). L. 
9. Ads. Throat light gray spreading over breast to 
yellow belly; tail black, outer margin of outer feather 
wholly white, above resembling No. 446. Yng. With 
no crown-patch. Notes. Squeaky, ‘rattling, rolling 
notes; a noisy bird. 
Range.—Western United States; breeds east to about Long. 100°, 
north to Assiniboia, southern Alberta southern British Columbia, west 
to the Pacific; winters south of United States, to Central America. 
448. Cassin Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans). L. 
9. Ads. Throat and breast dark grav, belly yellow; | 
tail black, outer web of outer feather not wholly white; 
above asin No. 447. Yng. With no crown-patch. 
Notes. Less noisy than No. 447. (Bendire.) 
Range.—Western United States, northwestern Mexico and north 
through Rockies, from western Texas, New_ Mexico and Arizona, to 
southern Wyoming; in California north to San Benito County; win- 
ters south of United States to Central America, 
449. Derby Flycatcher (Pitangus derbianus). L. 
11. Ads. Back brown, wings and tail externally 
rusty; a yellow crown-patch; forehead, line over eye 
and across nape white; throat white, below yellow. 
Notes. Kiskadee, repeated. (Richmond.) 
Range.—Northern South America; breeds north as far as Lower 
Rio Grande, Texas. 
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