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CRIMSON-THROAT FLY CATCHER 
(PI. VII.) 
LENGTH 
Three inches and two-eighths; bill two-eighths, the upper mandible black, the 
lower one paler ; eye dark brown; lashes black ; forehead, crown, cheek, back, 
shoulders, and rump, deep shining blue; primaries the same, lightly edged with pale 
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brown ; secondaries dark brown, edged with dull white; wing-coverts the same ; chin, 
throat, and part of breast, fine crimson ; breast black ; sides and belly white; vent 
and under tail-coverts pale crimson ; legs and claws brown. 
INHABITS 
Forests; frequents high trees. It is a cheerful active bird, constantly singing a 
short but pleasant song in passing from tree to tree. 
