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flying' (ivcr 11 nicailnw, in imrsiiit of iii.socts. It aftunviivds iili;,'htc(l on tlio 

 liip (if ii snmll ili'liU'litid troo, wlum it was sei'iu'oil. Tlio bird upiuiaveil to 

 liiivc! Idst its Wiiy, wiis unsuspicious, and jmid no iitlontion wlicn aiiiiroiutlicd. 

 On tilt; winy, it seemed to niako use ol' its lung tail wheiuver it soujfjit to 

 suddenly turn in pursuit of its pruy. On the yrouud, it vibrated its tail in 

 the manner of a Sparrow-HawU. 



When the bird fell to the ground severely wonmled, it uttered a sharp 

 s(pieak, which it rejieated, accompanied by a smart clicking of the liill, when 

 Mr. Audubon a]iiiroacIied it. It lived only a few moments, and from this 

 sjiecimen he mad(! his drawing. 



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

 Henderson, Ky., but it was so far decayed when given to Mr. Audulion 

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

 late in October. Near Natchez, ISIiss., in August, IH2'2, j\Ir. Audubon was 

 confident he saw two others of this species. Tliey were high in the air, and 

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

 secure then'.. 



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

 l-'rom this specimen was made the engraving in IJonajiarte's Ornithology. 

 It was given to Titian I'eale by Mr. J. Woodcraft of that place. 



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

 I'lata, and in its habits resembles the swallow-tailed species of our southern 

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

 a i"ee, frcm wliich, from time to time, it darts after passing insects; while 

 standing, it is said to vibrate its long tail in the manner of the European 

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

 of the Kingltird. Besides in.sects, this bird also feeds on berries, as the 

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

 poke-wx»ed. 



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

 savannas of the hot lands of Xera Cruz, and occurs to the height of about 

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



Mr. Leyland found this species fre([uenting Old Biver and the pine ridges 

 of Beli/.e. They were also plentiful on the Hats near I'eten, and were 

 occasionally found at Comayagua and Omoa, Honduras. 



Mr. C. W. Wyatt met with this Flycatcher in Colombia, South America, 

 on the savanna in the neighliorhood of A(|nacliica. When at Ocana, ho 

 used to sec them congregated in considerable nund)ers just before sunset, 

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

 ground. He only found it frcfjuenting 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 Kingl)ird. Tt has a dear 

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



