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S H R I K E,. 



37. Le Tyran de la Caroline, Buf. oif. iv. p. 577. 



^y^^'r^Tr, Gobe-raouche de la Caroline, PL tnl. 676. 



CAROLINE „_,":. „ , „ ' . „ , »T 



TYRANT Tyrant of Carolina, LateJ. Lar.i, p. 55. — Am. cool. N 0, 



s. • 



Description. / ""f^HE bird mentioned by CateJSy muft be very little different r 

 indeed he fays, that it makes its neft, rather expofed, on 



Place and 



Manners, 



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trees and bufhes, frequently on the fajfafras ■, whereas the Pipiris. 

 make ufe of the hole of a tree, for the fake of concealing it. In 

 Carolina it is a' bird of paffage, coming in fpring, and making 

 one neft in a year, which is commonly in Jzw^.and, after bring- 

 ing up its young, retires in autumn. 



Thefe birds alfo frequent the red cedars ; are feldom found in 

 woods, but often in hedge rows, and fences of fields, and for the 

 moft part within two hundred yards of each other. They do not 

 moleft their own fpecies ; but the moment either Crow, or even 

 Eagle, appears, all within reach join forces,, and begin the 

 attack in all parts of his body at once, never defifting till they- 

 have driven him to a great diftance. 



Lake George,, and Lake Champlain, are the fartheft places north- 

 in which they are found in any degree of plenty. 



37- 

 Var. C. 



LOUISIANE 



TYRANT 



S. 



Description. 



Tyran de la Louifiane, Buf. oif. iv. p. 579^ 

 Gobe-rnouche de la Louifiane, PL enl. 676. 



ILL black : upper parts of the body lead-colour : greater 

 coverts and quills margined with white : tail the fame; the 

 outer web of the outer feather white,, the others tipped with 



white : 



