. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 160 KEY AND DESCRIPTION tail, and rosy or white edgings and scarlet patches on the sides of the body. This graceful bird can be recognized for a great distance by its forked tail, and espe- cially so, as it has the habit of open- ing and closing the parts like a pair of scissors. Length, 12-15; wing,4| (4f-5|); tail, 7-12 ; tarsus, I ; culinen, •§-. Southwestern Mis- souri, through Texas, eastern Mexico to Cen- tral America. Accidental in New England, New
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 160 KEY AND DESCRIPTION tail, and rosy or white edgings and scarlet patches on the sides of the body. This graceful bird can be recognized for a great distance by its forked tail, and espe- cially so, as it has the habit of open- ing and closing the parts like a pair of scissors. Length, 12-15; wing,4| (4f-5|); tail, 7-12 ; tarsus, I ; culinen, •§-. Southwestern Mis- souri, through Texas, eastern Mexico to Cen- tral America. Accidental in New England, New Jersey, Florida, etc. The Fork-tailed Flycatcher (442. Milvulus tyrannus) is a beautiful, tropical American bird, which has accidentally wandered to various parts of the United States (New Jersey, Kentucky, Mis- sissippi, etc.). It is a black-capped, ashy- backed, black-tailed bird, with the lower parts white, and the outer webs of the outer tail feathers white for half their length. The tail is forked from 4-8 inches. 2. Kingbird (444. Tyrannus tyran- nus). — A pale, slate-colored kingbird, with nearly white under parts, and black tail tipped with a broad band of white. The under parts have a wash of gray on the breast. The adult has a concealed orange-red patch on the crown; this is lacking in the young. This bird has the habit of perching in an exposed position, with the body upright, like a hawk, watching for its insect prey. If food is seen, it suddenly darts into the air, seizes it, and returns to the same perch. (Bee Martin.). Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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