. A general history of birds . er parts yellowish rust-colour, growing whitish towards thevent; the tail very long, and cuneiform in shape; the two middlefeathers black, the others white ; legs dusky. Inhabits the southern Isle of New Zealand.—Dr. Forster informedme, that it is exceedingly familiar, constantly hunting after insectsand flies, always with the tail spread like a fan ; is easily tamed, andwill then sit on a persons shoulder, and pick off the flies. It has achirping note, not to be called a song; and is called by the nativesDiggo-wagh-wagh. It is subject to Variety. One from the Is
. A general history of birds . er parts yellowish rust-colour, growing whitish towards thevent; the tail very long, and cuneiform in shape; the two middlefeathers black, the others white ; legs dusky. Inhabits the southern Isle of New Zealand.—Dr. Forster informedme, that it is exceedingly familiar, constantly hunting after insectsand flies, always with the tail spread like a fan ; is easily tamed, andwill then sit on a persons shoulder, and pick off the flies. It has achirping note, not to be called a song; and is called by the nativesDiggo-wagh-wagh. It is subject to Variety. One from the Island of Tanna, wasdarker in colour; the two middle tail feathers sooty-black, withwhite shafts; the inner margins and tips whitish; the others withthe inner webs deep black, the shafts paler black, the outer websalmost grey.—A second Variety, in the collection of Sir JosephBanks, had only the outer tail feathers white, the others white, withdusky margins. This was seven inches in length, and brought fromDusky Bay. /W// -6r//et/ /-///ra/r/ FLYCATCHER. 185 45—LONG-TAILED FLYCATCHER. LENGTH twelve inches. Bill black ; head crested and black ;on each side of the jaw a white streak ; upper part of the body deepolive; breast and belly black brown ; middle of the breast white;tail cuneiform, the two middle feathers six inches long, the exteriorthree inches and a half; the three outer ones on each side white atthe ends; legs brown. Inhabits New South Wales.—In the collection of Mr. H. Brogden. 46. - SOCIETY FLYCATCHER. Muscicapa nigra, Ind. Orn. ii. 474. G?n. Lin. i. 947. Mus. Carls, i. t. ^ Flycatcher, Gen. Syn. Stip. 174. Shaws Zool. x. pi. 327. LENGTH six inches. Bill one inch, stout at the base, and atrifle curved at the point, base bristly; plumage in general black,but the bill, head, space between the shoulders, and legs, are of amuch deeper colour than the rest; the wings reach one-third on thetail.—Inhabits Otaheite, and the Islands contiguous. Amo
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