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. Its manRers — though neither its hill nor tongue — 
pitake very much of those of the flycatcher; for I 
f^Ve frequently observed both male and female, a little 
^fore sunset, i’u parts of the forest clear of underwood, 
'^’'ftinn- after wiuged iuse(fls, and continuing thus 
^’'Saged till it n as almost dusk. 
TANAGRA LCDOVICIANA, WILSON. LOUISIANA TANAGER. 
WILSON, PLATE NX. Flo. I. 
This bird, together with Clark’s croxv, and Lewis’s 
J^Oodpecker, as has already been mentioned, were 
®'8eovered, iii the remote regions of Louisiana, by the 
JjPloring party under tlie command of Captain George 
w,*‘>’riwcMier Lewis, and Lieutenant, now General, 
o ilham Clark, in their memorable expedition across 
continent to the I’acilic Ocean. 
I'lie frail roniaiiis of tiio bird no>r undor consideration, 
5 "'cll as of the other tn o, have been set up by Mr 
^ale, in his museum, with as much neatness as the 
JJ^te of the skins would permit. Of three of these 
Miieh were ]mt into my hands for examination, the 
^Ost perfect was selected for a drawing. Its size 
j 'I markings were as follow : — Length, six inches and 
p "alf ; back, tail, and w ings, black ; the greater wing- 
.‘''■‘’rts, tipt with yellow ; the next superior row, 
’'■'lolly yellow ; neck, rump, tail-coverts, and whole lower 
r''ts, greenish yellow ; forepart of the head, to and 
.'■oiid the eyes, light scarlet; bill, yellowish horn 
Jllour . edges of the upper mandible, ragged, as in the 
j''"! of its tribe ; legs, light blue ; tail, slightly forked, 
■Nedgetl with dull whitish : the whole figure about 
size, and miudi resembling in shape, the scarlet 
j "I'gcr already described ; but evidently a different 
,^.'“'"08, from the black back, and yellow coverts. Some 
feathers on the upper jiart of the back w ere also 
.pled with yellow'. A skin of w'hat 1 supposed to be 
female, or a vouug bird, dift'ered in nai'ing the 
'’|S:s and back brownish, and in being rather less, 
file family, or genus, to which this bird belongs, is 
