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Variete du Guirarou, Buf.[ oif. iv. p, 461.
Cotinga gris de Cayenne, FI. enl. <£99.
D escription-. ^JpFIIS is a variety of the laft; or a young bird : it is only feven
inches and a half . in length. The bill is red : the general
tint of the plumage afh-colour, pal eft on the under parts: the
tail is Ihorter than in the other: the band through the eye was
wanting, and neither the wings nor tail edged with white: the
legs red.
TYRANT
S.
Lanius tyraimus, Lin. Syfi. .i. p. 136» N° 13,
Le Tyran, Brif. orn. ii. p. 391. N° 18.—PI. enl. 537.
Le Titiri, ou Pipiri, Buf. oif. iv. p. 572.
.Kleine americainifche Neun-toder, Frifcb. t. 62.
Br. Muf. Lev. Muf
Description* . Q I Z E of a Thrufh: length right inches. Bill blackifh brown,
^ befet with briftles at the bafe : irides. brown: the upper parts
of the plumage grey brown; the under white : the breaft inclines
to afh-colour: the head is blackifh on the upper part; the bafe
of the feathers on that part, in the male, is orange, but feldom v-ifi-
ble, except it erefts the feathers, when there appears a ftreak of
orange down the middle of the crown: the tail is brown, marF
emale.
gined with rufous: legs and claws black brown.
The female fcarcely differs, except in the head j the bafe of the
crown feathers being yellow, inftead of orange ; the colours are
not quite fo deep, and it is a trifle lefs in fize.
P lace. Inhabits Virginia.
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he Tyr-an de St. Domingue, Brif, crv. ii, p. 394, N° 19, pi. 18. f z,
jg I L L as in the laft mentioned, as is the fize. The upper parts
of the body grey brown 5 the under white: bread: inclining
.to afh-icoloun: tail brown; the outer, edges and tips brownifh:
legs .dark brown.
Inhabits St. Domingo and Jamaica.
M. Briffbn does not mention any yellow on the head j but I can
allure him that it is in this bird as well as the former. I have
received feveral fpecimens from Jamaica, which differed from
thofe of North America only in the tail being tipped with dingy
white, which is not in the firft : alio a fpecimen from Cayenne,
wherein the colours of the body were more brilliant, and the yellow
ftripe on the head more confpicuous.
Thefe are called fitir i or Quiguiri from their cry, which re-
femhles thofe words. The firft is called the black-headed or
great-billed Pipiri; the fecond, the yellow-headed Pipiri, or
Pipiri of paffage. The firft, though in plenty, are feldom feen
but in pairs ; the fecond in great troops, about the month of Au-
guft, when they are very fat, and killed in great numbers for the
table, as their flefli is accounted good eating.
All authors agree in the manners of thefe birds, which are ferocious
to a great degree while the hen-is fitting : no bird what-
ever dare approach their neft:'they will attack the firft which
comes near, without referve, and ufually come off conquerors.
From hence by fome they are called King-birds.
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TYRANT
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D e s c r i p t io n ,
Peace,
M a n n e r s .
* Buffon calls it Pipiri, Hiji. del oif. iv. p. 373.
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