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the apex, and about 7 lines broad at the angles. The tooth is 

 situated close to the apex, and not well defined. The curve com- 

 mences immediately above it. There is a slight emargi nation at 

 the apex of the lower jaw correspondent with the tooth of the 

 upper one. Nostrils subrotund, imperfectly concealed by the 

 nuchal hairs ; aad between the orbit and the nostrils a few white 

 mottlings on the feathers are occasionally seen. Length 9 inches; 

 alar breadth about 13 inches. The female has the same tints as 

 the male but less bright. 



Genus Muscipeta. 



Gen. char. Bill large, broader than deep, ridged above, much 

 depressed ; upper mandible notched and hooked ; hook short ; 

 base set with strong nuchal bristles, which imperfectly conceal a 

 round nostril ; side toes unequal ; external toe longer than the 

 internal, and united to the middle one ; 3rd and 4th primaries 

 longest. 



M. nunceola. Phgebe Flycatcher or Peewit. 

 M. atra of Gmelin ! 

 M. phcehe of Latham ! 

 M.fnsca of Buonaparte ! 

 Sayornis fuscus. Gmel. 1 Baird ! 



v.s.p. Bill, tarsi, and claws black ; irides hazel ; eggs 6, pure 

 white. 



Dorsal aspect. Dark olive brown, tips of wing coverts brown, 

 secondaries edged with brownish-white on their outer vanes ; tail 

 square, brown, outer vane of the last feather minutely edged with 

 white. 



Ventral aspect. Yellowish-white, except the sides of the breast 

 which are of the dorsal tint. 



3rd primary longest ; 2nd and 4th subequal ; 1st and 6th sub- 

 •equal. Length 6 inches; alar expanse about 9 inches. The 

 crown feathers of this bird, as well as of the birds of this genus, 

 form a crest which is erectile at pleasure. 

 M, virens. Wood Pewee. 

 M. rapax of Wilson. 



D.c. " Bill, tarsi, and claws black ; irides hazel ; eggs 3 to 4, 

 yellowish-white, spotted and blotched with lilac and dark brown. 

 Whole dorsal aspect brownish-olive, verging to blackish on the 

 head. Ventral aspect, pale yellowish almost inclining to white ; 

 tail subfurcate ; 2nd primary longest. Length 6 inches ; alar 

 breadth 10 inches." (Nuttall). 



