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15. Myiarchus oberi, Lawr. 



" Flycatclier. Not abundant. 



"Length, c?, 9 in.j alar extent, 13; wing, 4 J. 



"Length, 2 , 8|; ahir extent, 12^-5 wing, 4. 



16. Tyrannus rostratus, Scl. 



" T. rostratus. Eesident. Abundantly distributed. 



"Length, <?, 10 in.; alar extent, 15|; wing, 5. 



"Length, 9 , 9 in.; alar extent, 14f ; wing, 4f. 



" Occurring at all altitudes, but preferring the lowlands, open fields, 

 and hills. Delights in a shrub with bare protruding prongs, or an open- 

 foliaged tree like the trumpet tree and bread fruit. Its cry is a shrill 

 ' piperee, piperee ' ; hence its name. Esx^ecially partial to the tall cabbage 

 palm (palmistes), making its home in the fronds, and darting thence upon 

 any passing insect. 



"More abundant in Antigua than elsewhere. Its large flat bill, the 

 concealed flushes of yellow beneath the wings, and the beautiful silken 

 feathers of saffron and crimson concealed in the crown, make it an 

 interesting specimen in the hand, though it is a very ordinary looking 

 bird as seen in activity." 



17. Tyrannus melancholicus, Vicill. 



" Tyrannus . The first seen. 



"Length, <?, 9 in. ; alar extent, 14J; wing, 43. 



"The first bird of this species shot seemed fatigued from a long flight, 

 and I thought it must have come from another island, Tobago or Trini- 

 dad. It has never been seen by those who observe the birds of the 

 island. I still think it a straggler from Tobago." 



Two specimens are in the collection. This and the following species 

 {Glmicis Jdrsiitns) are the only South American forms that were procured, 

 showing how strictly this an'd the islands north of it are defined as a 

 distinct zoological province. In the islands to the south, viz, Tobago 

 and Trinidad, the birds assimilate to those of the South ^Vmerican conti- 

 nent. 



Fam. TROCHILID.^. 



18. Glaucis hirsutus (Gm.). 

 "Brown Hummer. (New to me.) 

 "Length, ^, 5 J in.; alar extent, Gf ; wing, 2J. 

 "Length, 9, 5^ in.; alar extent, C^; wing, 2^. 



" This species entirely replaces the Garnet-throat {Eulanqm jugularis), 

 of which latter I have not seen a single specimen. This one is confined 

 to the same haunts, viz, the cool depths of the high woods, and is never 

 seen in the valleys or below the last ring of high cliffs and forest-trees. 

 So closely does the plumage of this hummer assimilate with the color 

 of the fallen leaves, dry as well as green, that I lost my first specimen 

 and found the others only by long search." 



