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but in its thick head, plump body, and lengthened 

 feet ; it bears upon its face a flycatcher disguised 

 as a robin. That it is not a robin, however, is 

 quite evident from its bill, and from those other 

 characters, already detailed, by which it becomes 

 truly connected by structure with the Fantails, and 

 with the true flycatchers. Another 01 its represen- 

 tatives, in this family, is the Conopophaga, pre- 

 viously figured; and in this manner we might 

 trace its corresponding types through nearly every 

 one of the numerous groups in the feathered 

 creation. 



With the exception of the tail, which is more 

 lengthened, the size of the body is not much larger 

 than that of the robin. The colour above, except- 

 ing the wings and the lateral tail-feathers, is clear 

 cinereous, and all the under parts, not red, are the 

 same, although much paler: there is a whitish 

 maxillary stripe bordered by a black line, and the 

 ears are black, striped with white lines. The ex- 

 ternal edges of the wing-feathers are grey, except 

 the terminal half of the primaries, and a black 

 6and at the basal half of the secondaries ; the late- 

 ral tail-feathers are black, having the end of the in- 

 ner webs more or less white; the outermost is 

 almost entirely white, with the outer edge of that 

 and the next grey ; the middle pair are wholly ci- 

 nereous. The under plumage, from the chin to the 

 throat, is bright rufous ; which colour descends a 

 little upon the breast, and is bordered on each side 

 the chin by the black maxillary stripe, resembling 



