41. Sandwich FI. N° 58. Cayenne F1V
42. Dufky FI. S9’ Fork-tailed F L
43. Spotted-winged FL 60. Swallow-tailed £L
44. Paradife FI,. 61. Crefted FI.
Var. A, 62. Tyrant FI.
Var. B. Var. A.
Var. C. 63. Louifiane FI.
45. Mutable FL. 64. Yellow-crowned EL
Var.' A- 6S. Yellow-bellied Fl..
Var. B. 66. Petechial FL
46. Striped FI. 67. Streaked FL
47. Cinereous FI. 68. Adtive F1,
48. Chattering FI. 6.9. Surinam FL
49. Dun FI. 1 °- Brown FL
50. Red-faced FL 71. Orange-breafted FK
51. Red-eyed FI- 72. Round-crefted FL.
Var. A. 73’ Rufous Fl.
52. Martinico FI. TARufous
bellied FL.
53. Black-capped FI. TS- Dwarf FL
54. Cat FI, 76. Petty Fl.
55. Canada FI. 77- Whilkered Fl.
56. Cinnamon FI. 78* Purple-throated FL.
57. Yellow-rumped FI.
BI L L flatted at the bafe; almoft triangular; notched at the
end of the upper mandible, and befet with briftles.
Toes divided as far as their origin *.
• Gen. of Birds. This chat-after mnft be difpenfed with in fome ipecies;.
which, though true Flycatchers in every other particular, are more or Iefs united
at the bafe, but never fo much as in the Tody genus,
Jt
Mufcicapa Grifola, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 328. 20.
-Curruca fubfufca, Frijch. pi. 22. ?
X.e Gobe-mouche, Brif. orn. ii. p. 357• I. pi* 35* L 3* Bnf. oif. iv. p. 517
pi. 25. f. 2.—-Pt.enl. 565. f. t.
<Grifola, Raii Syn. p. 81. 7.— Will. orn. p. 211.
Stoparola Aldrov. ? Rati Syn. p. 77. A. 1.— Will. orn. p. 217.
Cobweb, Morton Northampt. p. 426.
.Spotted Flycatcher, Br. Zool. i. N° 134.— ArB. Zool.
I.ZE of the White Throat: length near five inches and three D e s c r i p t io n .
quarters. Bill dufky, bafe of it whitifli, and befet with fho-rt
•briftles : infide of the mouth yellow : the. head large, brownifb,
• obfcurely fpotted with black: -the back of a moufe-colour:
wings, and tail, dulky ; the firft edged with white : breaft, and
belly, white: throat, and fides under the wings, dalhed with red:
.legs black. Male and female much alike.
This bird vifits -us in the fpring, and departs in September.
Builds againft any part of a tree that will fupport it ; often in the
•hollow caufed by the decay of fome large limb, hole in a
wall, &c. alfo on old polls, and beams of barns; and is found
-to return to the fame place feafon after feafon. It is carelefs in
the placing the neft: makes it chiefly of mofs; often with a mixture
of wool and fibres. Lays four or five pale eggs, marked
-with reddiih.
It feeds on infe&s, and colledts them on the wing. For this
purpofe it fits on a branch, poft, &c. and, on one flying by,
leaps after, and, having caught it, returns to the place it fprang
from. This it may be feen to do many times together.
This fpecies frequents orchards where cherries grow, of which
T t 2 they
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