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MELODIOUS FLYCATCHER. 

 ( Muscicapa Aedon, ) 



Mu. fusco-ferruginea subtus J?avescenti-albida, cauda elongata, 



rectricibus intermediis zubcequalibus, extima utrinque longe bre- 



viore. 

 Rusty-brown Flycatcher, beneath yellowish, with an elongated 



tail, the two middle feathers of which are equal, and the outer 



ones shortened. 

 Muscicapa Aedon. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 947. Lath. Ind. Orn. 



2. 478. 42. 

 Melodious Flycatcher. Lath. Syn. Sup. II. 215. 2. 



THE Melodious Flycatcher is found in various 

 parts of Siberia : it is the size of the Red Thrush : 

 the upper parts of the body are rusty brown ; the 

 under white : the tail is elongated, and grey 

 brown in colour : the two middle feathers largest, 

 and of equal length ; the others much shorter : it 

 has a beautiful song. 



BLACK-BREASTED FLYCATCHER. 

 (Muscicapa pectoralis.) 



Mu, Jlavo-virescens subtus Jlava, capite lateribus colli Jitsciaque 



pectoris nigris, gula juguloque albis. 

 Yellow-green Flycatcher, beneath yellow, with the head, sides 



of the neck, and band on the breast, black ; the throat and 



jugulum white. 



