OF BIRDS. 
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The RED-EYED FLY-CATCHER. 
The plumage is olive colour, more light coloilfed be¬ 
neath. The eyebrows arc white, and the eyes red. 
It inhabits Carolina, but migrates into Jamaica 
at the approach of winter, where from its Angu¬ 
lar note it is called Whip Tom Kelly. It generally 
builds in apple trees, fufpending its neft Irom be¬ 
tween the fork of fome bough, amongft the 
leaves. The neft is pendulous, and curioufly 
formed of cotton and wool, lined with hair, and 
dead grafs, and ingenioufly bound to the branches 
by a mofs-like thread, twilled round them, and 
about the outfide of the neft. 
The CAT FLY-CATCHER. 
Its plumage is dufky above, afh coloured beneath, the 
head black, the under part of the tail dirty red. 
This bird inhabits New-York and Carolina 
frequenting bufhes and thickets; its note refem- 
bles the mewing of a kitten, from this it takes its 
name. It has great courage, and will afla.il a 
crow, or almofl any bird, however larger than 
itfelf. 
Infetfts are its favourite food. The outfide of 
its neft is made with leaves, and matting ruflies, 
the infide with fibres of roots. 
The 
