BRITISH BIRDS. 
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The characters of this genus with us are fome* 
what equivocal and not well afcertained, neither 
do we know of any common name in our lan- 
guage by which it is diftinguifhed. Mr Pennant 
defer ibes it thus : “ Bill flatted at the bafe, almoft 
triangular, notched at the end of the upper mandi- 
ble, and befet with briftles at its bafe.” We have 
placed the Flycatcher here, as introductory to the 
numerous clafs which follows, to which they are 
nearly related, both in refpeCt to form, habits, and 
modes of living : The affinity between them is fo 
great, as to occafion fome confufion in the arrange- 
ment of feveral of the individuals of each kind, for 
which reafon we have placed them together. 
