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Inhabits Nova Scotia; found in the deep woods of Pennsylvania, 

 chiefly seen on the lower branches of trees; has a sharp squeak, also 

 a querulous kind of note; builds on the upper part of a limb, and 

 lays five white eggs ; departs the beginning of September ; is a rare 

 and solitary species ; feeds on insects, bees, and huckle berries. 



A similar bird, we believe the same, was communicated to us 

 under the name of Swamp Flycatcher. Found in Georgia. 



118.— BLACK-CAPPED FLYCATCHER. 



Muscicapa fusca, Ind. Orn. ii. 483. Gm. Lin. i. 931. Vieill. Am. i. p. 68. pi. 40. 



Phoebe, Ind. Orn. ii. 489. Gm. Lin. i. 946. 80. atra. 



• Carolinensis fusea, Biis. iii. 365. Id. 8vo. i. 260. Klein, 74.5. 



Nunciola, Pewit Flycatcher, Amer. Orn. ii. pi. 13. f. 4. 



Gobe-mouche noiratre de la Caroline, Bnf. iv. 541. 

 Le Suiriri commun, Voy. d'Azara, iii. No. 179. 

 Dusky Flycatcher, Arct. Zool. ii. No. 275. 

 Phoebe Flycatcher, Gen. Syn. Sup. 173. 



Black-capped Flycatcher, Gen. Syn. iii. 353. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 269. Gates. Car. i. 

 pi. 53. Shaw's Zool. x. 384. 



SIZE of a Nightingale ; length six inches and a quarter, extent 

 of wings nine and a half. Bill black, bristly at the base ; top of the 

 head black; the rest of the upper parts brown ; the under yellowish 

 white ; breast inclining to ash-colour; quills and secondaries dusky, 

 the latter edged with white ; tail dusky, the outer web of the exterior 

 feather white, a trifle hollowed at the end ; legs black. 



The female chiefly differs, in having the top of the head not so 

 deep coloured, being dusky instead of black. 



Inhabits Carolina and Pennsylvania, the first week in March, 

 and departs in November; is a solitary bird, frequenting streams 

 under, or near bridges, caves, &c. sits on a twig and cries Pewee, 

 Pewittee, pevee, for a whole morning ; darts after insects, in the 

 manner of its congeners; often flirts up the tail as the Wagtail ; is 

 silent towards the end of June ; makes the nest on some projection, 



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