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In the rain forest the tiny Fou-Fou is one of the few birds which 
one is sure to meet. It is often very pugnacious and on several occa- 
sions, when I have excited it by “squeaking” it has darted almost 
into my face. Although the Fou-Fou is the smallest bird on Guade- 
loupe it will drive away Sucriers, Gros-Becs, and even Grives from 
its favorite honey tree. In spite of its tiny size, it makes a great 
deal of noise during one of these attacks,— a crackling volley of psist! 
psist!! psist!!! loud enough to frighten even a man. The species is 
by far the noisiest of the Guadeloupe hummingbirds. 
28. TYyRANNUS DOMINICENSIS VORAX (Vieillot). 
Pipiri. 
Five adults from Ste. Rose July 12th, 14th, and one from Goyave 
September 2nd. 
Ridgway (Bull. 50, U. S. N. M., 1907, pt. 4, p. 708) states that 
Tyrannus d. dominicensis occurs in Guadeloupe. , All of the six speci- 
mens, which I collected, are typical Tyrannus d. vorax. One, how- 
ever, is smaller than the other Guadeloupian birds but larger than the 
average for the Greater Antilles. The occurrence of Tyrannus d. 
vorax in Guadeloupe is to be expected on zodgeographical grounds for 
the same race is found north as well as south of the island (cf. Riley, 
Smith. miscell. coll., Nov. 8, 1904, 47, p. 2). 
The Pipiri is perhaps the most conspicuous if not abundant bird 
of the lowlands. It resembles the Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) in 
that it selects a high perch overlooking some bit of pasture and from 
these sallies forth after the passing flies. As it darts out the snap of 
its bill may be heard for some distance. Of all the bird notes about 
the cane-fields, the one that catches a stranger’s ear first is the sharp 
pip-piree, pip-pirr-ee of this bird. In the early morning the bird is 
especially active and its call-note seems to arise from every corner of 
the plantation. I imagined the bird received its name from its call 
but Ballet (L’histoire de la flore, la faune ete. de la Guadeloupe, Basse 
Terre, 1895, 1, 2, p. 21) says:— “Pipiri vient sans doute du mot 
breton pipirette, expression dont on se sert en Bretagne pour désigner 
l’aube ou piperette du jour.” 
