. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. TYRANTS. 567 common name there given it, Bec-figue, is also applied to a species of the Warbler genus. The Fan-tailed Fly-catchers {RhipiduraJlabeUifera, Latham) are birds of the same size and with the same habits as the Fly-catchers proper. Thej^ differ in nothing but their plumage, which is much more brilliant, their more fully developed tail, and the beautiful tufts which adorn the heads of some species. They are natives of Africa, India,
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. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. TYRANTS. 567 common name there given it, Bec-figue, is also applied to a species of the Warbler genus. The Fan-tailed Fly-catchers {RhipiduraJlabeUifera, Latham) are birds of the same size and with the same habits as the Fly-catchers proper. Thej^ differ in nothing but their plumage, which is much more brilliant, their more fully developed tail, and the beautiful tufts which adorn the heads of some species. They are natives of Africa, India, Polynesia, and America. The species which may serve as a type is the Eurylaimus serilophus (Fig. 268), on account of a magnificent red tuft, edged with black, which spreads out round its head, and resembles a splendid diadem. It is a native of South America, and is a very rare bird in collections. The Tyrants (Fig. 269) owe their name to their courageous, . Fl^^ 270.âC'e|ihu]Mptenjs omatiis i/_'"y â , :i, h<-il, jj, li:r:i, VieilL) audacious, and quarrelsome character, which leads theni to attack birds more powerful than themselves, such as some of the smaller birds of prey, and even the White-headed Eagle. It must be added, too, that they more often than not succeed in forcing these robbers to quit the neighbourhood in which the Tyrant's young brood is reposing. They feed on insects, small reptiles, and some times very small fish. They are found in South America only, and principally in Brazil and Guiana. The Cepkalopterus oi'Tiatus (Less.), Fig. 270, has some resemblance. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker. New York : D. Appleton