ORDER PASSERES. 357 



Black and Scarlet IVirush, T. Speciosus, Lath. 

 Black ; belly, loins, middle wing-coverts, edges of quiU 

 and tail-feathers, scarlet. India. 



Muscicapa Stellata, Vieil. Gobemouche Etoil^, 

 Vail. t. 157. f. 2. 



Olive-green ; beneath yellow ; head and throat bluish- 

 gray ; collar white ; a black star above the eyes. Africa. 



Collared Platyrhynchus, Platyrhynchus Collaris, Jar- 

 dine, Illust. Orn. 1. t. 9. f. 1. 



Above shining blue-black ; beneath white ; pectoral 

 band black ; eyes caruncled ; length five inches and a 

 quarter. 



Desmaresfs Platyrhynchus, Plat. Desmarestii^ Jar- 

 dine, Illust. Orn. 1. t. 9. f. 2. 



Above gray; throat white ; neck and chest chestnut; 

 tail and quills black ; eyes caruncled ; length four 

 inches and a half. 



Platyrhynchus Pusillus, Gm. 

 Olive-brown ; beneath yellowish-vvhite ; wings with 

 two pale bands ; tail moderate, even ; bill small ; head 

 crested ; length five inches and a half; bill six-tenths of 

 an inch. Marine parts of Mexico. 



There are several genera, or sub-genera, which 

 approach certain links of the series of Flycatchers, 

 as the 



Gymnocephales, or Bald Tyrants, 



which have nearly the beak of the Tyrants, ex- 

 cept that the keel is rather more arched, and a con- 



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