258 AVES. 
coloured nearly like the Purds ‘major. The feathers on the 
head of the male form a tuft. From New Holland. 
PARDALOTUS, Vieill. 
The beak short, but slightly compressed; upper ridge sharp- 
pointed, and arcuated; the point emarginate. Very small Birds, 
with a short tail. 
The best known species, Pipra punctata, Sh. Zool. Misc. UI; 
Col. 78; Vieill. Gal. pl. 73, is partly sprinkled with white. 
From New Holland.(1) 
Muscicapa, Lin. 
The Fly-Catchers have a horizontally. depressed beak, furnished 
with hairs at its base, and the point more or less hooked and emar- 
ginated. Their general habits are those of ‘the Shrikes, and they 
live on small Birds or Insects, according to their size. The weakest 
of them gradually approach the form of the Wagtails. We divide 
them as follows: ee 
Tyrannus, Cuy.(2) , fy 
The Tyrants have a very stout, long, straight beaks end’ upper 
ridge blunt; the point curved suddenly inte a hook. They are 
American Birds, as large as the European Shrikes, and equally 
courageous. They defend their young even from the Eagle, and 
drive all Birds of prey from their nest. The larger species feed on 
small Birds, and do not always despise carrion.(3) , 
* 
(1) Add Pardal. ornatus, Temm., Col. 394, 1.—P. percussus, Id. 394, 2. They 
lead us to the first subdivision of the Tanaers. 
(2) Vieillot has adopted this name and genus, Galer. 133 
(3) The bentaveo, or Spoon-billed Tyrant of Brazil, Enl. 212 (Lanius pitangua, 
Gm. ).—Le Tyran a ventre jaune, (Lan, sulfwraceus, Gm.) Enl. 296, the same as 
the Garlu or Geai a ventre jaune de Cayenne, (Corvus flavus, Gm.) Enl. 249.— 
The Muse. velata, Spix, 22.—Muse. polyglotta, 1d., 24.—Musc. similis, Id., 25, of 
which his Muse. rufina, Ib. 131, is the young.—The Muse. cinerea, Spix, 26, 2.— 
Le Tyran 4 ventre blanc, (Lan. tyrannus, Gm.) Enl. 537 and 676, Vieill. Galer. 
133.—Muse. cinerascens, Spix, 22.—Le Tyran @ queue rousse, (Muse. audax, Gm.) 
Enl. 453, 2; Wils. Am. II, xiii, 1—Le Petit tyran, (Musc. ferox, Gm.), Enl. 571, 
1, or Muse. furcata, Spix, 19. Vhe Muse. vetula, Spix, 18.—Le Tyran @ queue 
fourchue de Cayenne, (Musc. tyrannus, Gm.), Enl. 471, 2.—Le F. dq. f. dw Mexique, 
(Muse. forficata, Gm.) Enl. 677. The Fork-Tuiled Tyrant of Brazil, (Muse. longi- 
cauda, Spix, 17) Zool. Journ. I, pl. iv—Le Tyran a huppe verte (Muse. crinita, 
Gm.) Enl. 569; Wils. Am. IT, xiii, 2? 
Add also Muse. verticalis, Am. Orn. Bonap. I, pl. ii, f. 2. dm. Ed. f 
