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snd becaufe it does not exclufively inhabit the Philippine 
Iflands ; neither ought it to be called little, as there are a 
great many fmaller; and it is doubtful whether it inhabits 
the Philippines or not. Buft'on’s figure is alfo erroneous, 
tis he has given the legs too great an elevation. It is fix 
inches long from the tip of the bill to that of the tail, 
which is fomevvhat tapered. Vaillant adds, that the female 
is fmaller than the male, her blue fainter, and that the to¬ 
tally wants the black cap and collar. The male and fe¬ 
male are commonly feen together; they frequent the large 
woods on the coaft of Natal and Cnffraria ; they perch on 
the largeft trees, and conceal their neft in the thickeft 
branches ; it is made of fibres and twigs, with an outer 
wall of mol's; the eggs are commonly five, of a reddilh 
grey colour. 
65. Mufcicapa cyanocephala, the blue-headed fly¬ 
catcher : fize of a linnet: bill brown; the head of a deep 
blue, nearly black; throat, back, wing-coverts, and tail 
for almoll its whole length, of a deep red : the tips of 
the feathers black and forked; bread:, belly, and vent, 
pale brown; legs brown. Inhabits the ifland ol Manilla. 
66 . Mufcicapa Manillenfis, the Manilla fly-catcher: a 
fize larger than the laft : top and fides of the head black, 
hind-head grey, below black ; on the cheeks two tranf- 
verfe bands of white; throat yellow ; breaft reddifli; mid¬ 
dle of the belly yellow ; fides and vent white. The upper 
parts of the bird are grey; middle of the back chefnut, 
extending over the wings, which are eroded with a ft ripe 
of white; quills black, edged with brown; the two mid¬ 
dle tail-feathers are black, the others white ; bill and legs 
brown. Indigenous to the ifland of Manilla. 
67. Mufcicapa flabellifera, the fan-tailed fly-catcher: 
fize of the titmoufe : the whole head is black, defeending 
on the back-part lower than the nape, from w'hence it 
pafles forwards in a narrow collar to the throat; the chin, 
throat, and fides of the neck, except where this collar 
pafles, are white, and over the eye is a white ftreak like 
an eyebrow. The upper parts of the body are olive-brown, 
the quills darkeft, and lome of the wing-coverts tipped 
with white ; the under parts yellowilh ruft-colour, grow¬ 
ing whitifh towards the vent; the tail is longer than the 
body, and wedge-fhaped ; the two middle feathers black, 
the others white; legs dufky. This inhabits the fouthern 
ifle of New Zealand. Dr. Forfter fays it is an exceeding- 
familiar fpecies, is conftantly hunting after infefts, and 
flies always with its tail fpread in the Ihape of a fan ; it is 
eafily tamed, and will fit on any perfon’s fhoulder, and 
pick the flies off. It has a chirping note, not w'orthy to 
be called a long. It is called by the natives diggo-ivugh- 
xvagli. 
fi. This fpecies is fubjeft to variety. One met with in 
the ifland of Tanna, was darker in colour ; the two mid¬ 
dle tail-feathers of a footy black, with wdiite lhafts, the 
inner margins and tips whitilh; the others have the inner 
webs deep black, the lhafts paler black, and the outer 
webs almoft wholly grey. 
68. Mufcicapa fuperciliofa, the fupercilious fly-catcher: 
length four inches and a half: bill black; upper parts 
cinereous; eye-brows black. Under parts of the body 
pale reddifli white ; tail wedge-fhaped, the two middle 
feathers black, the next white at the tip, the others all 
white; legs brown. 
69. Mufcicapa Caledonica, the New' Caledonian fly¬ 
catcher: fize of a chaffinch ; length fix inches: general 
colour olive-green on the upper parts; yellowilh white 
beneath; chin and vent yellow ; quills ferruginous; legs 
dufky. Native of New Caledonia. 
70. Mufcicapa lutea, the luteous fly-catclier: length 
fix inches ; bill three quarters of an inch, and lead-co¬ 
lour; general colour of the plumage yellow, mottled with 
dufky on the wing-coverts and quills; the tail is one inch 
smd three quarters long, and dufky next the tip ; legs of 
3 pale afh-colour ; claw's black. This fpecies is common 
at Otalieite, where it is known by the name of 00 mamao 
fooa hou. 
71. Mufcicapa ochrocephala, the yellow-headed fly¬ 
catcher : length five inches and a half: bill flout, and 
bent only at the tip; noftrils covered by a membrane; 
bafe of the bill briftly; irides hazel; head, neck, and 
breaft, golden yellow. Upper parts dufky pale yellowilh 
green, inclining on the rump to afh-colour; belly, thighs, 
and vent, white; legs black. Inhabits Queen Charlotte’s 
Sound, in New Zealand. 
72. Mulcicapaflavifrons, the yellow-fronted fly-catcher: 
fize of the preceding: bill three quarters of an inch, of a 
pale lead colour; few or no briftles at the bafe ; the upper 
parts of the body yello-w, round the back part of it a half 
crefcent of white; the wings are brown, edged with yel¬ 
low; quills nearly black, edged with the fame ; tail olive- 
brown, with the end paleft; legs pale blue. Found in 
the ifland of Tanna. 
73. Mufcicapa ntevia, the nEevous fly-catcher: length 
eight inches and three quarters: bill black, bent at the 
tip, and furnifhed with a few hairs at the bafe; irides pale 
afh-colour; eye-lids black. Above, the plumage is dufky 
black; beneath, paler; middle of the back and (boulders 
marked with white ; legs blacky. Inhabits New Caledonia, 
74. Mufcicapa multicolor, the many-coloured fly¬ 
catcher: length four inches and a half: bill black, and 
a little curved at the end ; the low'er mandible yellowilh 
at the bafe : the head, neck, back, fides, thighs, wings, 
and tail, black; forehead and lower wing-coverts white; 
breaft and belly of a deep carmine; vent reddifli; legs 
long and (lender, and of a yellowilh brown. The female 
is brown in thofe parts where the male is black ; the chin, 
and between the eye and bill, cinereous brown ; breaft and 
belly pale orange ; vent, fides, and thighs, yellowilh white. 
This fpecies inhabits Norfolk Ifland, in the South Seas ; 
and, as Dr. Forfter informs us, is chiefly found in the molt 
unfrequented parts of it. 
75. Mufcicapa Sandwdchenfis, the Sandwich fly-catcher: 
length five inches and a half: forehead buff-colour ; over 
the eye a wdiite line; the upper parts of the body brown ; 
wing-coverts edged with pale ruft-colour; greater quills 
brown, tipped with dulky white; tail brown ; all the fea¬ 
thers except the two middle ones tipped with white; the 
chin is pale, marked with dulky ftreaks; on each fide of 
the neck a mixture of white; breaft ruft-colour ; belly 
and vent yellowilh wdiite; legs black. Inhabits the Sand¬ 
wich Iflands. 
76. Mufcicapa obfeura, the obfeure fly-catcher: length 
feven inches and three quarters : general colour brown, 
paleft beneath, inclining to afh-colour, with a tinge of 
rufous on the belly; tail three inches long, even at the 
end, and the feathers pointed; legs dulky. Native of the 
Sandwich Iflands. 
77. Mufcicapa maculata, the fpot-winged fly-catcher ; 
bill black ; bafe of the under mandible yellow at the 
edges ; plumage on the upper parts of the body ferrugi¬ 
nous brown, the head paleft; on each of the wing-coverts, 
at the tip, is a round ferruginous white fpot; the rump 
ferruginous ; quills dufky; under parts of the body pale 
reddifli brown, changing to reddifli white on the bottom: 
of the belly ; tail brown; the outer feather marked at the 
tip of the inner web with white ; legs black. Native of 
the Sandwich Iflands. 
78. Mufcicapa torquata, the collared fly-catcher: length 
four inches and a half: head, throat, back, wings, and 
tail, black; fides of the neck white, pafling behind in 3 
narrow white collar 5 breaft rufous; belly, thighs, vent, 
and a large fpot on the middle of the wing, white ; bill 
dufky ; legs brown. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
79. Mufcicapa Capenfis, the Cape fly-catcher: top of 
the head and fides black; throat white, pafling almoft to 
the nape on each fide; the hind part of the neck, back., 
and rump, are brown; the tail, and its coverts, black 
the feathers of the tail have white tips, and the outer 
feathers almoft w'holly white on the outer web ; wing-co¬ 
verts brown, acrofs them a rufous bar; quills dufky, 
edged with rufous grey ; acrofs the breaft abroad band of 
black: the reft of the under parts white ; legs yellowifta 
brown. Found at the Cape of Good Hope with the laft.; 
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