OP Bebb E.R Git ~ 2h 
L | any perfon’s fhoulder, and pick off the flies as they 
alight, or purfue them as they are pafling by, - 
{ Apreading i its tail as it fies, like a fan. 

THe PURPLE THROATED FLY- CATCHER, 
Inhabits Cayenne, and other parts of America 5 
colleGting together in flocks, they generally pre- 
— cede the Toucan; they-feed on fruit, and infects; _ 
they are lively birds, in almoft conftant action, 
q frequenting the woods, and frequently itis : 
q —afharp cry, like the word Pihauhau. 
Taz TYRANT FLY-C ATCHER, 
| Asclafled by Linnaeus among the Butcher birds. 
 Ithas a black bill and head, the crown divided — 
q  Tengthways by a ftripe of fcarlet, orange, or yel- 
a low; the back is ath colour, the tail ‘black tipt 
ss with white. | 
| The Tyrant builds its neft of mek and ce. e 
. without concealment, on fhrubs and buthes, fome- 
times on the faflafras ; it appears in Carolina and 
Virginia, i rn April ; witeas there, and retires at 
the ‘beginning of winter. Its courage is furprifing ; 
ie attacks, and chaces away every bird of ehh 
} ever fize, that approaches the {pot which it in- 
habits. None efcape his fury, none attempt re- 
- Mance, when he affails them on the wing; for 
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