The Collaborative International Dictionary
Milvulus forficatus
Scissorstail \Scis"sors*tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A tyrant flycatcher ( Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers.