RUFOUS* THR Le Merle roux de Cayenne, Buf. oif. iii. p. 402.— PI. eitl. 644, f.
Description* J N fize this is rather fmaller than a Lark, and is fix inches and
a half in length. The bill is nearly ftrait, except juft at
the tip, and of a blackifh colour: the top of the head, and all
the upper parts of the body, quills, and tail, are brown; but the
wing coverts are black bordered with yellow : the forehead,
fides, above the eye, and all the under parts, from the chin to the
vent, are rufous: the under tail coverts are white ; and the tail,
which is two inches and a quarter in length, afh-colour : the legs
are cinereous.
Place. Inhabits Cayenne.
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MUSICIAN
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I/arada, Buf. oif. iv. p. 480.
Le Muficien de Cayenne, Pi. enU 706. 2:
Description. T E N G T H four inches. Bill nearly ftrait, except a flight
curve at the tip; colour black : the top of the head, and all
the upper parts of the body, the wings, tail, and thighs, are
rufous brown, tranfverfely ftriated with dufky or blackifh: the
chin, fides under the eye, and throat, are rufous orange : on
each fide of the neck, beneath the eye, a broad patch of black
Place and
Manners*
fpotted with white : the breaft, belly, and vent, dufky white : the
tail one inch long: the legs are yellowifh.
This inhabits Cayenne, where it feeds on ants, and other infefts.
It is a folitary bird, moft frequently being found perched fingly
on a tree, never defcending but for the fake of its food. It is
much regarded for its fong, which is fo fine as to entitle it to the
name of Mujician among the inhabitants. It is faid firft to repeat
fevea
feven notes of the oftavej after which it whittles feveral airs of
different tones and accents, much refembling a flute; and is by
fome thought fuperior to the Nightingale. At other times its
note is much like one man whittling to another, fo as to deceive
any perfon.
It is feldom obferved near inhabited places ; frequenting deep
forefts for the fake of folitude.
Another bird, by the name of rfrada, is likewife mentioned,
which differs in having the tip of the bill more bent; a white
breaft, with a half collar of black beneath it, and the upper fur-
face of the plumage uniformly rufous, without the brown lines.
This alfo is found at Cayenne.
’ Le Coraya, Buf. oif. iv. p. 484.— PI. enl. 701. f. i.
C l Z E of a Nightingale: length five inches and a half. Bill
like that of a Thrufh : the top of the head is black, which
defcends on each fide of the neck, where it gradually leffens, and
ends in a point ; in the middle of this the eye is placed, and beneath
the eye are feveral (lender fhort white ftreaks : the chin and
throat are white, inclining to cinereous on the breaft : the upper
parts of the body, the wings, breaft, belly, and thighs, are rufous
brown, but paleft beneath: the under tail coverts, and tail, are
grey, markeft with feveral (lender blackifh bars : the lhape of the
tail is cuneiform, two inches in length: legs pale yellow.
y N G T H fix inches and a half. Bill one inch, ftout, and
notched at the tip: crown of the head black: the upper
parts of the body, wings, and tail, dark alh-colour: wing coverts
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