168 PASSERES. — MUSCICAPADiE. 



feathers, and snaps the beak loudly and often, 

 uttering shrill squeaks also, at intervals. Its note is 

 one of the very earliest; even before the light of 

 day has begun to dim the brilliancy of the morning 

 star, this little bird is vocal. A single wailing note, 

 somev^hat protracted, is his ordinary voice, particu- 

 larly sad to hear, but sometimes followed by one or 

 two short notes in another tone. 



I have never met with the nest of either this or 

 the preceding species, but Robinson (MSS. ii. 98,) 

 describing this bird as "the Lesser Loggerhead of 

 Jamaica," says, " they have three young, generally 

 reared in any hollow place of a tree in June." He 

 adds, " they have no note;" but in this he was in 

 error. 



FOOLISH PETCHARY * 



Little Tom-fool. 



Myiobius stolidus. — mihi. 



For a time I considered this to be the Pewee of 

 Wilson, but its superior size, grey throat, and 



* Length 7-g inches, expanse lO-J, flexure 3-1, tail 3, rictus 1, tarsus ^, 

 middle toe ^. Irides dark hazel ; beak black ; feet blackish grey. Upper 

 parts bistre-brown, rather paler on the back. Wing primaries have the 

 basal part of their oiiter edge, narrowly chestnut ; greater and mid coverts, 

 secondaries and tertiaries, edged and tipped with whitish. Tail even, 

 the feathers broadly edged inwardly with chestnut. Cheeks grey, mot- 

 tled ; chin, throat, and fore-breast, greyish white ; breast, belly, vent 



