102 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



This little Flycatcher is a resident, and quite abundant in some 

 localities. One morning I observed a bird of this species perched 

 upon a small dead branch. Concealing myself, I watched him, and 

 observed him suddenly dart into the air in pursuit of a small insect, 

 which he captured, and returned at once to his post of observation. 

 This act was repeated again and again, he always returning to the 

 same branch. The stomachs of all the specimens which I examined 

 contained nothing but the remains of small insects. This species 

 is rarely to be found in collections, and is almost unknown to natu- 

 ralists. The curiously colored specimen mentioned in the descrip- 

 tion differed from the others which I procured, but not sufficiently, 

 in my opinion, to characterize it as a separate species, as birds of 

 the same species, belonging to this family, often vary in coloration. 



PITAKGUS BAHAMEKSIS. Bryant. 



Bahama Kingbird. 



Local Name. — Fighter. 



Winter Plui>iagc, Male. — Above, gray, with a tinge of olive on 

 the back; top of the head, including the eye, dark slate-color, con- 

 cealing a patch of bright orange-yellow upon the crown ; under parts 

 ashy white, shading into an olive tinge upon the flanks, and pale 

 yclloiv itpou. the ahdouicii and crissnm; wings, dark brown, edged 

 with yellowish white, the coverts with pale brown; under wing- 

 coverts, pale yellow ; tail, dark brown ; outer webs of first two and 



