THE FLY-CATCHERS. 
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CHAPTER Y. 
INSESSORES: PASSERES, CLAMATORES, AND 
OSCINES. 
THE FLY-CATCHER — PEWEE — KING BIRD — GREAT CRESTED 
FLY-CATCHER — WOOD PEWEE WREN GREAT CAROLINA 
AND WINTER WREN — CHICK-A-DE-DE BROWN CREEPER. 
The resemblance which exists between the Swal- 
lows and the Fly-catchers, both in their formation 
and some of their habits, will at once be recognized 
by comparison. But differences will also be noticed 
sufficient to mark them as belonging to entirely dis- 
tinct families. The great powers of flight which ap- 
pertain to both are differently employed. The former 
seeks its insect food upon the wing, in a long-con- 
tinued ramble over hill and dale, meadow and lake, 
in which it seems to be more bent upon enjoying 
the pleasures of the chase, than upon merely grati- 
fying its appetite; while the latter contents itself 
with perching upon a twig, a fence-stake, or a tall 
stalk, quietly awaiting the approach of some favorite 
insect, when, quick as thought, it sallies forth in pur- 
suit, generally securing it in one wild sweep, and re- 
turning quickly to its former stand-point, to watch 
for the arrival of a fresh victim. 
