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rufous edges of the wing and tail, have convinced me 

 that it is quite distinct. I have little information to 

 give concerning it that would distinguish it from the 

 other Tyrants. It resides in Jamaica permanently, 

 and is of rather common occurrence, at the edges of 

 woods ; it manifests, perhaps, less fear of man than 

 even its congeners, often pursuing its employment 

 of catching insects though a person stand beneath 

 the twig which it has chosen as a station. If it does 

 remove it usually perches again a few yards off, and 

 sits looking at the stranger. 



I have not found its nest; but near the end of 

 August, I met some negro boys who had three 

 young ones of this species, which they had just 

 taken from the nest, situated, as they described, in 

 a hollow stump. 



GREY PETCHARY.* 



Tyrannus Dominicensis. 



Muscicapa Dominicensis, Linn. — Aud. pi. 170. 



Tyrannus griseus, Vieill. Ois. de I'Am. 46. 



Tyrannus Dominicensis, Bonap. 



The history of this bird shall be mainly told by 



under-tail-coverts, and interior of wings pale yellow. Head feathers 

 erectile. Female has the primaries and tail-feathers edged with whitish, 

 instead of chestnut. Two minute caeca. 



* Length 9i inches, expanse 14^, tail 3^%, flexure 4|, rictus \^, tar- 

 sus -^, middle toe -J. Irides dark hazel. Intestine 8 inches: two 



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