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b. Tail brown, scarcely darker than the wings; outer edges of the outer 
webs of the tail-feathers olivaceous like the back, in contrast with the 
brown ; the fibres loosened externally ; shafts of tail-feathers white beneath. 
Beneath bright gamboge-yellow. 
5. T. melancholicus. Tail quite deeply forked (.70 of an inch), 
brownish-black, the lighter edgings obsolete, and those on wings in- 
distinct. Throat ashy. Hah. South America . . var. melancholicus . 
Tail moderately forked (.30 of an inch), grayish-brown, the light edges 
conspicuous, as are also those of the wings. Throat white. Length, 
9.00; wing, 5.00 ; tail, 4.70. Hah. Middle America, north to southern 
boundary of United States. (Couch's Flycatcher.') . . . var. couchi. 
E Genus MYIARCHUS, Cabanis. (Page 83.) JJjJJ 
M. crinitus. Above brownish-olive ; throat ash ; rest of under parts yellowV 
Tail and wings varied with rufous. 
Colors deep and intense. Inner web of tail-feathers entirely rufous through- 
out, or with very narrow line of dusky along the shkit. Width of bill two 
thirds length of culmen. Length, 8.75; wing, 4.25 f tail, 4.10; tarsus, .85. 
Hab. Eastern United States to the Missouri ; south in winter to Panama. 
(Great-crested Flycatcher.) I var. crinitus . 
Colors paler. Inner webs of tail-feathers rufous except at the tip, which 
is dusky, like the outer web ; width of bill about one half length of culmen. 
Tarsus lengthened. Length, 8.00 ; wing, 4.00 ; tail, 4.10 ; tarsus, .90. 
Hab. Pacific Coast of United States from California to Cape St. Lucas, and 
across by valley of Gila and Rio Grande to Northeastern Mexico ; Texas. 
(Ash-throated Flycatcher.) var. ciner ascens . 
JJjjJ Genus SAYORNXS, Bonap. (Page 83.) 
1. S. nigricans. Sooty-black ; abdomen and edge of outer web of lateral 
tail-feather pure white. Lower tail-coverts pure white. Length, 7.00; 
wing, 3.60; tail, 3.45. Hab. Pacific Province, United States, and Mexico. 
(Black Flycatcher.) 
2. S. fuscns. Grayish-olive above, and on sides of breast ; beneath (includ- 
ing throat) white, tinged with sulphur-yellow. Length, 7.00; wing, 3.40; 
tail, 3.20. Hab. Eastern Province United States ; Eastern Mexico. (Pewee 
Flycatcher .) 
3. S. sayus. Brownish-ashy, the tail and upper tail-coverts black ; abdo- 
men and crissum deep ochraceous. Length, 7.00 ; wing, 4.30 ; tail, 3.35. 
Hab. Western Province of United States, and whole of Mexico. (Say's 
Flycatcher.) 
Genus CONTOPTJS, Cabanis. (Page 83.) 
A. Wing more than 3.50 long. 
a. Rictal bristles very short (only about one fourth the length of the bill). 
Cottony-white patch on sides of rump greatly developed ; lower parts dis- 
tinctly white medially. 
L C. borealis. Above dark slaty-brown, the pileum darker ; beneath 
similar laterally, the medial parts abruptly white. Wing, 4.00 to 4.40 ; 
tail, 2.90 to 3.00 ; culmen, .90; tarsus, .60. Hab. Northern portions of 
