. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. 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,4J (43-5J); tail, 7-12 ; tarsus, I ; culmen, |. Southwestern Mis- souri, tlirougli Texas, eastern Mexico to Cen- tral America. Accidental in New England, New Jersey, Fl
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. 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,4J (43-5J); tail, 7-12 ; tarsus, I ; culmen, |. Southwestern Mis- souri, tlirougli Texas, eastern Mexico to Cen- tral America. Accidental in New England, New Jersey, Florida, etc. Tlie Fork-tailed Flycatcher (442. Milvulus tyranniis) is a beautiful, tropical American bird, wliich 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 lialt 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 n broad band of white. The under parts have a wash of gray on the breast. The afhdt 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 jierch. (Bee Martin.) ^.^^^^^^. Soissor-tailed Flycatoher. 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, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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