. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. Top of blU. Back, blackish; a concealed patch of fiery red on the crown; tail, tipped with white ; belly, white. King Bird. Tijrnnnits ti/rnnnus. See Xo. :U4. Back, dull ash gray ; a concealed patch of orange red on the crown; tail, not tipped with white; belly, white. Gray King-bird. Tyrannus duminicensis. StM" No. Hack, olive gray; a concealed orange patch on the crown; throat, gray; belly, yellow; outer web of outer tail feather, white; a western species which has occa^^itinally been ta


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. Top of blU. Back, blackish; a concealed patch of fiery red on the crown; tail, tipped with white ; belly, white. King Bird. Tijrnnnits ti/rnnnus. See Xo. :U4. Back, dull ash gray ; a concealed patch of orange red on the crown; tail, not tipped with white; belly, white. Gray King-bird. Tyrannus duminicensis. StM" No. Hack, olive gray; a concealed orange patch on the crown; throat, gray; belly, yellow; outer web of outer tail feather, white; a western species which has occa^^itinally been taken east of the Mississippi. Arkansas Flycatcher. Tijrun n ns vertical is. See Xo. .340. Crown and back, ashy; throat and breast, ashy white; sides of breast and body, orange red; tail, very long, rarely less than four and one half inches. A southwestern species, several examples of which have been taken in Eastern North America, from Ontario to Florida. Scissor=tailed Flycatcher. Milv hIus fo rjicat us. See No. 343. Crown, blacK, with concealed patch of yellow ; back, gray ; underparts, white; tail, very long and forked, usually over four and one half inches. South American species, stragglers, have been taken in Eastern North America. Forked-tail Flycatcher. Milculug lijrannu!). See No. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum


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