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moon, crown-like, crest. The note oF these birds is generally 

 loiul and harsh; there are no songsters among them. 



The Kiskadee (sometimes written Qu'esf-ce-qu'il-dit 

 lron\ a tan (led resemblance of its loud note to these words) is, 

 \\\ this colony, facile princeps of his Order. He is the ad- 

 monitoi of birds generally, and is in evidence e\'eryvvherc. 

 He must not be mistaken for the Slender-billed 'J'yrant JJird 

 which is tin same in colour and markings, but is smaller, nor 

 yet for ihv liroad-billed Tyrant-Bird which is larger and has 

 a v(My broad bill; this bird, however, is seldom seen, being 

 very shy and solitary. The Orange-crested 'l\vrant-Bird -is 

 also marked the same, but is smaller than the Slender-bUl. 

 All tl esc birds have orange-coloured, silken feathers beneath 

 the black feathers on the top of the head and all show them 

 occasionally; but the latter named more than all. hence its 

 name . 



The Figmy lyrant-Bird, or Pipitorie as it is called 

 from its persislr^nt note, is like a tiny Kiskadee. but has no 

 corona. The Fork-tail was once a common object iii (ieorge- 

 town; the Cotton Bird is still to be seen along the trenches^ 

 tfie Grey-headed, and the Kustic 'Fyrant-Birds are \ ery com- 

 mon. 



There are some eighty genera and about four hunched 

 and sixty species. 



Ptsierijomes — 



Kiskadee Tyrant-Bird 

 Slender-billed Tyrant-Bird 

 •Sniall ,, , ; 



Broad-billed ,, , ; 



Orange-crested ,, , ; 



V'ellow-breasted ,, , ; 



Pale - yellow - vented 1 yrant- 



Bird (•■; 

 Muff lyrant-Bird 

 Grey-headed Tyrant-Bird 

 Scissor-tailed ,, , ; 



Brown-tailed ,, , ; 



fSolitary ,, , ; 



Scarlet-breasted ,, , ; 

 Rustic. ., 



t\\ liite-cappcci ,. , ; 



fOlive brown ,, , ; 



f'ita/igi/s siilphraliis. 



,, Uctor. 



,, parvus. 



Meguthyncus pit an gu a. 

 Myo/zctclr.'i caycnncnsis. 



,. sill pluireiis 



I yruuMiis rosirutiis. 



lutcivcnlns. 



melancholic 



Miiscivora tyraiinii.'i . 

 ■iWyi iodyiuistes aiidux . 



,. solilariiis 



Pyioce phaliis ni binriis . 

 tlainea pagana 



,. al biceps. 



,, otivina. 



