MUSCICAPID./E. Ill 



The birds of this genus feed on insects alone ; 

 they are all exotic, and are frequently adorned with 

 beautiful plumage. 



Sp. 1. Mu. Indica. 



Promerops paradiseus. Shaw, v. viii.p. 147- — India. 

 Sp. 2. Mu. Ceylonensis. 



Mu. olivaceus, subtus fiavus ; capite mentoque cinereis. 

 Olivaceus Muscipeta, beneath yellow ; with the head and chin 



cinereous. 

 Platyrhynchus Ceylonensis. Swain. Zool. Ulust. p. 13. 



Inhabits Ceylon. Mr. Swainson observes that the 

 stiff bristles at the corner of the mouth are nearly the 

 length of the beak, which is quite flattened : the tail 

 is even, and the whole bird in every respect but 

 colour closely resembles Mu. barbata : he has given 

 no farther description of the bird. 



Sp. 3. Mu. paradisi. 



Muscicapa paradisi. Steph. v. x. p. 416. — Africa. 



Sp. 4. Mu. mutata. 



Muscicapa mutata. Steph. v. x. p. 418 — Madagascar. 

 Sp. 5. Mu. cristata. 



Muscicapa cristata. Steph.v.x.p.325. — Le tchitrec. Le Vail. 

 Ois. d'Afric. v. m.p. 142. f. 1. 

 Sp. 6. Mu. leucocephala. 



Todus leucocephalus. Shaw, v. viii. p. 1 27. — South America. 

 Sp. 7. Mu. melanoptera. — Cuvier. 



Muscicapa collaris. Steph. v. x. p. 374. — Senegal. 

 Sp. 8. Mu? barbata. 



Muscicapa barbata. Steph. v. x. p. 352. Swain. Zool. Illust. 

 pi. 116. — Cayenne. 

 Sp. 9. Mu? coronata. 



Muscicapa coronata. Steph. v. x. p. 412,—South America. 



