. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — TlIK KLVCATCUEUS. 311 rod-brown. Tlioy nro nf an nl)lnng-oval sliapo, aro tajicring at one end, and nicasiiro .'JO by .G8 ui an inch. Milvulus forflcatus, Swain. SCI880B-TAIL; SWALLOW-TAIL FLYCATCHEB. Mnneimpa/iiffiinlii, (, Syst. Xiit. I, ]'»>, ;), (il. ii, f. 1. Ain. Uiii. Itioi,'. IV, 1S;!M, I'Jti, |il. ciclix, ('. 3. /urjifnhin, Say, Long's Kxpcd., II, lf;i, 'J-.'l. - Nittam.'s Maiuml, i, (l'iI nl.,) ISJO, y(ii). Milnilns , "S
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — TlIK KLVCATCUEUS. 311 rod-brown. Tlioy nro nf an nl)lnng-oval sliapo, aro tajicring at one end, and nicasiiro .'JO by .G8 ui an inch. Milvulus forflcatus, Swain. SCI880B-TAIL; SWALLOW-TAIL FLYCATCHEB. Mnneimpa/iiffiinlii, (, Syst. Xiit. I, ]'»>, ;), (il. ii, f. 1. Ain. Uiii. Itioi,'. IV, 1S;!M, I'Jti, |il. ciclix, ('. 3. /urjifnhin, Say, Long's Kxpcd., II, lf;i, 'J-.'l. - Nittam.'s Maiuml, i, (l'iI nl.,) ISJO, y(ii). Milnilns , "; Iticii. I,ist, 1837. — Ai'DCitoN, ., , 38. —in. Ilinls Ain. I, , 1l. liii. — (.'AiiAN. Mus. Iliiu. II, 7'.i. — Sim., i-i.^l, ^O'J, -iM.— Maiiii), Minis N. Am. IS.'kS, liiH. — In. Mcx. I!. II, Zoiil. 7. — IIi'Kkm. X,''. p. 11. TiiriiiiiiiiK ini:fii'(iniis, .Si kimiiins, Sliaw, (irn. /.hdI. liirds, Xlll, II, l^Jli, IJ!.'). M'ni- ilii nil/i; a queue J'uiirchuc (lit Jlcji'iuc, liui'l'UN, i)I. enl. 077. Uinl o/ r((iiu(ise of the Tt'.xaiis. Sp. riiAR. Wing with the outer primary only abruptly atteniiatcil, and nanowly liiic.'U' (I'or alioiit .;) of an incli) ; tlio sifcoiid but .slii;lilly (Mnar^'iiialo ; sci'ond (piill loiificst; fust and tliird equal. Tail veiy doi'ply forkud, tlio lateral feathers twice as lonir as the body, all narrow and linear or siibspatnlate. Top and siiles of lh(! head very pa1(^ ash; tli(> back a little darker, and faintly tinged with light liriek-red ; under parts nearly pure white, tinged towards the tail with light vermilion, rather more rose on the niider wing-eoverts ; a patch on the .side of till" breast and along the fore-arm dark voriuilion-ied. Tail-feathers rosy white, tipp(><l at the end for two or three inehes with black. Rump dark brown, turning to black on the (;oveils. Wings very dark brown; the coverts and ipiills, excepting the primaries (and including tlie outer o
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