YELLOW-RUMPED FLY-CATCHER. 
clidste disposition of it^s agreeably diversified 
hues. We need only to give, in addition to 
this delineation of Edwards, the excellent de- 
scription of that able naturalist, for a com- 
pleatiy perfedt idea of the bird. 
It has,'' says he, a slender bill, bend- 
ing a little downwards at it*s point, and of a 
dusky colour, but a little lighter at the base of 
the lower mandible. The top and sides of the 
head round the eyes, are of an ash colour, 
which gradually becomes of an olive green on 
the hinder part of the neck and back, which 
is sprinkled with black spots. The throat, 
breast, and rump, are of a bright yellow co- 
lour. The breast is marked with black spots 
like drop-pearls. The thighs, belly, and co- 
vert-feathers under the tail, are white. The 
wings are of a very dark ash-colour : the tips 
of the first and second rows of covert-feathers 
are white, and form two oblique bars across 
each wingi the quills next the back are also 
edged with white. The covert-feathers with- 
in-side the wings are white: the insides of 
the quills arc ash-coloured, with narrow edges 
of white on their inner webs. The tail fea- 
thers. 
