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CORONATED FLYCATCHER. 

 (Muscicapa altiloqua.) 



Mu, olivaceo-jusca, subtus albida, superciliis riifo-albis, alls cau- 

 daquefuscis margine olivaceis. 



Olive-brown Flycatcher, beneath whitish j the eye-brows red- 

 dish white ; the wings and tail fuscous, with olive margins. 



Muscicapa altiloqua. Vieil. Ois. de I'Amer. Sept. 1. 67. 



Le Moucherolle Altiloque. Vieil. Ois. deVAmer. Sept. 1. (5/. 

 pi. 38. 



THE head, neck, back, and rump of the male 

 are olive brown : the wing-coverts and quills are 

 edged with green ; the tail the same ; the feathers 

 dull brown above, and greyish beneath : from the 

 beak passing over the eyes and terminating on the 

 hind head is a reddish white line : the colours of 

 the feathers over the ears are brighter than on the 

 back : the under parts of the body are pale white, 

 irregularly spotted with pale yellowish : beak and 

 feet brown : length five inches and a third : 

 female with the markings less distinct, and the 

 colours less brilliant. This species is a native of 

 the southern provinces of North America, and is 

 also found in many of the West India Islands, 

 particularly Jamaica, where it is called Whip-Tom 

 Kelly, from its note, which is similar to those 

 words. 



