310 NOUTir AMKKICAN UIUDS. 



llyiiii;- over u iiieadnw, in i>iiisuit of insects. It at'terwiinls iili^'htiMl on tlio 

 tnj» nl ii small (It'lucluMl ticL', \vln*n it was secunMl. Tlic l>inl appraieil to 

 liavu lost its way, was unsuspicious, ami j)ai(l no attention when ajtpnKuhed. 

 On till! win;,', il secnud to make use of its lonj; tail whenever it sou^i^lit to 

 sutMcnly turn in pursuit uf its prey. On the ground, it vibrated its tail in 

 the manner of u Sparrow-llaw k. 



Wln-n the hird fell to the ground severely wounded, it uttere*! a sharp 

 squeak, which it rei»eated, accompanied hy a smart clicking' of the hill, when 

 Mr. Audulion approached it. It lived only a few mt)ments, and from this 

 sjjecinien he mac hi his drawing. 



Several years previous to this, one of these birds had been shot near 

 Henderson, Kv., but it was so far decaved when j-iven to Mr. Audubon 

 that it could not be ]>reserved. It had been obtained among the IJarrens 

 Lite in Oct(jber. Xejir Natchez, ^liss., in August, IH'2'2, Mr. Audubon was 

 confident he saw two others of this si)ecies. They were high in the air, and 

 were twittering in the manner of u Kingbird. He was, however, unable to 

 secure them. 



Another straggler was obtained near Bridgtoii, N. J., early in December. 

 From this specimen was made the engraving in Bonaparte's Ornithology. 

 It wa^: given to Titian Peale by Mr. J. Woodcraft of that jdace. 



This Flycatcher is a resident in tropical South America from Ouiana to La 

 riata, and in its habits resembles the swallow-tailed sj)ecies of our southern 

 fauna. It is said to be a solitary bird, remaining perched on the limb of 

 a tree, from which, from time to time, it darts after passing insects; while 

 .standing, it is said to \ ibrate its long tail in the manner of the European 

 Wagtail. It also occasionally utters a twitter not unlike the connnon note 

 of the Kingbird. Besides insects, this bird also feeds on berries, as the 

 bird obtained near Bridgton had its stomach distended with the fruit of the 

 poke-weed. 



This species, according to Suniichrast, is found abundantly in winter in the 

 savannas of the hot lands of Vera Cruz, and occurs to the height of al»out 

 two thousand feet. He is not aware of its being resident. 



Mr. Leyland found this si)ecies fre([uenting Old IJiver and the pine riilges 

 of Belize. They were also plentiful on tlie flats near Beteu, and were 

 occasionally found at Comavaiiua and Onioa, Honduras. 



Mr. V. W. A\'vatt met with this Flycatcher in Colombia, South America, 

 on the savanna in the neighborhood of Aqiiachica. When at Ocana, he 

 nsed to see them congregated in considerable nunil)ers just before sunset, 

 whirling round high up in the air, and darting down like rockets to the 

 gi'ound. He only found it frequenting the open part of the country, and he 

 never met with it at a greater elevation than five thousand feet. 



An egg of this species obtained by Dr. Baldanius, from Cayenne, exhibits 

 a strong resemblance to the egg of the common Kingbird. It has a clear 

 white ground, and is spotted with deep and prominent marking of red and 



