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, 
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PITANGUS BAHAMENSIS. Bryant. 
BAHAMA KINGBIRD. 
Local Name. — Fighter. 
Winter Plumage, 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 
yellow upon the abdomen and crissum; 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 
