238 BLACK-BILLED GAPER. 
the general form and appearance of this latter hird is 
so much more like to Eurylaimus than to the rest of 
the Flycatchers, that we are tempted to believe it 
is their representative in the New World. Whe- 
ther a better acquaintance with the natural eco- 
nomy of the two may strengthen or annul this opi- 
nion, must at present remain uncertain ; but the 
experienced ornithologist cannot fail to remark the 
near approach of the Eurylaiminw , in general, to 
the American bird, which, in our estimation, is as 
nearly connected, on the one hand, to this group, 
as it is, on the other, to P saris. In this manner 
do we consider that the great circle of the entire 
family of Muscicapidw is closed, and returns into 
itself. 
Our specific character, aided by the annexed 
figure, precludes the necessity of a lengthened de- 
scription. The pure white upon the scapulars 
forms a long, slender, and well defined stripe, the 
feathers themselves being lanceolate ; with this ex- 
ception, and the crimson rump and tail- covers, all 
the upper plumage is a deep black, glossed with 
obscure green ; the wings, tail, chin, and hand 
just above the breast, are likewise of this colour ; 
the latter patches of black leaves a transverse hand 
of dark crimson on the throat, which also covers 
the ears, and the whole of the under plumage, 
from the breast downwards ; the edge of the 
shoulders, or carpus, is orange ; the three shortest 
tail-feathers have an oblong white spot, placed 
obliquely, near the tip of the inner webs ; the bill 
