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remarkable characters and appearance, restless and vigilant;

feeds on berries and insects ; sings beautifully.” The appearance

may be well judged of by our figure, as the male bird—the sex

represented—is entirely glossy black, except for white inner webs



Shining Flycatcher (Phaenopepla nitens).


to the primaries, concealed in repose. The eye is red, and the

bill and feet black. The hen is drab, with the white on the

primaries reduced or absent.


In size this species may be compared to a Skylark ; it

ranges from the Middle United States to Mexico. The nest, it



