Perching Birds Chiefly Gray, Black, or Black and White 



616a. St. Lucas Swallow (T. t. Irarhypiera) . 

 Similar to No. 6is, but wing shorter, (f, 4.1, $, 4. 



(Brewster,) 

 Ranee— Lower Callfomta, 



458. Black Phcebe (Sayomis nigricans). L. 7.2. 

 /]ds. Breast and head black, back grayer; outer web 

 of outer ta 1-feather white; belly black, under tail-cov- 

 erts white streaked witl dusky. Notes. A liquid hip, a 

 rising kee-ree, and a fating kee-wray. (Bailey.) 



Ranee. -Mexico, except Yucatan and Pacific coast from Collma 

 northward, tiorih into Texas. New Mexico. aniJ southeastern Arizona. 



458a. Western Black Ph(et)e (S. ti. semiatya). 

 Similar to No. 45S, but under tail-coverts white with- 

 out dusky streaks. 



Range — Pacific coast of Mexico and United States, ffom Colitna tO 

 Or«i;on. IntluJing moat of AriiOna. (Neison.) 



494. Bobolink; Reedbird [DoHchonyx or_v{ivorus) , 

 M. ^, summor. Black; nape buffy, lower buck, 

 scapulars and upper tail-coverts white. ^d. 9. 

 Above yellowish brown streaked with buff, and black; 

 below yellowish white, sides streaked with black. 

 IVintif plumage. Ads and Yn^. Like ? but yellower. 

 Notes. Song, an irrepressible bubbling outburst of 

 "mad music'" often given on the wing; calls, a black- 

 bird-like okuch and a metallic, far carrying, chink. 



Range.— Eastern North America, west to Utah; breeds from north- 

 ern New Jersey, Illinois anil Kansas, north to Nova Scotia, Manitoba, 

 andMontana; migrate:: south through Florida and We^t Indies, and 

 winters south o. Amazon. 



53d. Snowflake {Passerina nivalis) . L. 6.g. Hind 

 toe-nail twice as long as shortest toe-nail. Ad. ^, 

 summer. Head, rump, secondaries, outer tail-feathers 

 and below white; rest of plumage largely black, ^d. 

 ^,summaf. Similar, but crown blackish, back edged 

 with rusty or grayish. IVinter. Above rusty and 

 black, below white^ breast tinged with rusty. Notes. 

 Calls, a clearly piped whistle, and a peculiar chirr, 

 often uttered when taking wing; song, short, simple, 

 but rather sweet. (Minot.) 



Range.— Breeds in northeni parts of northern hemisphere; in winter 

 south to northern slates; Irreeiilarly to Georgia, southern Indiana, 

 Kansas, Colorado, and eastern Oregon. 



534a. Pribilof Snowflake (A «. tovinsmdi). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 5J4, but larger, with relatively longer bill; 



d*. w. 4-7; B. .5. (Rrdgw.). 



Range. — Aleutian and Commander Islands, Pribilof Islands, Shu ma- 

 Bln Islands. (RIdgw.). 



535. McKay Snowflake (Passerina hyperborea). 

 L. 7.5; W. 4.6; B .4. Similar to No. 534, but with 

 more white. Ad. (^, summer. Back and scapulars 

 entirely white. Ad. S, summer. Crown and hind- 

 neck white. Yng, Not certainly distinguishable from 

 Yng. of No. 534- (Ridgw.) 



Range.— Breeds on Hall and Si. Mathesre Islands, Bering Sea; ta 

 winter west coast of Alaska. 



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