BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 103 
tips of the rest, brownish white; upper tail-coverts edged with 
rufous; bill and feet, black. Female similar to male. 
Length 8.10, wing 4.20, tail 3.50, tarsus .80, bill .96. 
The Fighter, as it is called by the inhabitants, is a constant 
resident in these islands, and is very abundant. Its habits resemble 
those of our common Kingbird (Zyrannus carolinensis). Dr. Bryant 
considered this Flycatcher a constant resident, and found it equally 
abundant in spring and winter. He also says, “Its flight is both 
powerful and rapid, and it frequently swoops from its perch like a 
Hawk on some object on the ground. I took from the stomach of 
one an Anolis six inches in length.” 
During the summer it was much less common than in winter. 
Whether it migrates elsewhere, or remains,concealed in the thick 
-underbrush during the warm weather, I was unable to determine. 
