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feeds on the insects flying within reach, and will sometimes come 

 down to the ground for the sake of them, though in general is perched 

 on some low bush for the purpose. 



167.— WHISTLING FLYCATCHER. 



Le Siffleur, Voy. d'Azura, iii. No. 191. 



LENGTH seven inches, breadth ten. Bill black, broad, straight, 

 bent at the tip, a few hairs at the base ; irides bright red ; crown of 

 the head black ; sides dusky brown ; neck behind, back, and wing 

 coverts, brown, edged with greenish; rump the same; throat and neck 

 before pale lead-colour ; beneath the body greenish ash-colour ; the 

 same on the under wing coverts and edges of the quills beneath ; the 

 rest, with the under tail coverts, glossy blackish ; tail black ; quills 

 and upper greater wing coverts dusky, with whitish edges; legs 

 dusky. 



Inhabits the woods of Paraguay in July ; flies from tree to tree, 

 in quest of insects. 



168.— BROWN AND WHITE FLYCATCHER. 



Le Suiriri brun et blanc, Voy. d'Azara, iii. No. 193. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill and legs black ; head black, on 

 it a handsome yellow crown, surrounded with white; the rest of the 

 npper parts brown; all the under parts white; tail black, forked. 



One of the above met with in Paraguay. 



169.— NOTED FLYCATCHER. 



Le Distingue vert k couronne noire, Voy. d'Azarn, iii. No. 210. 



LENGTH six inches, breadth eight. Bill black, straight, point 



bent, no hairs at the base ; eyelids yellow ; top of the head jet black; 



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