:::::::::^ NEAR THE TWIN VOLCANOS M'^^ 



early in the morning- for insects, and the httle birds 

 remained quiet until, startled at the click of my cam- 

 era, they were out of sight in a moment. 



The four largest flycatchers (all gray or brown 

 above, white-throated and yellow-breasted) were the 

 Giraud Flycatcher, the Cassin Kingbird, the Derby, 

 and the Pitangua Tyrant. The latter bird — the giant 

 of all flycatchers — can hardly be left unnoticed here, 

 as it was so conspicuous a feature of our surroundings. 

 It was larger than even the Derby, and it had a bill so 



GIRAUD FLYCATCHER 

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