fly-catcher

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


bird-name used elsewhere.The Australian species are – – Black-faced Flycatcher – – Monarcha melanopsis, Vieill.

♣ Blue F. – – Myiagra concinna, Gould.

♣ Broad-billed F. – – M. latirostris, Gould.

♣ Brown F. [called also Jacky Winter (q.v.)] Micraeca fascinans, Lath.

♣ Leaden F. – – Myiagra rubecula, Lath.

♣ Lemon-breasted F. – – Micraeca flavigaster, Gould.

♣ Lesser Brown F. – – M. assimilis, Gould.

♣ Little F. – – Seisura nana, Gould.

♣ Pale F. – – Micraeca pallida.

♣ Pearly F. – – Monarcha canescens, Salvad.

♣ Pied Fly-catcher – – Arses kaupi, Gould.

♣ Restless F. – – Seisura inquieta, Lath. [called also Razor – grinder, q.v., and Dishwasher, q.v.]

♣ Satin F. – – Myiagra nitida, Gould [called Satin-robin, q.v., in Tasmania]

♣ Shining F. – – Piezorhynchus nitidus, Gould.

♣ Spectacled F. – – P. gouldi, Gray.

♣ White-bellied F. – – P. albiventris, Gould.

♣ White-eared F. – – P. leucotis, Gould.

♣ Yellow-breasted F. – – Machaerhynchus flaviventer, Gould.

1790. J. White, `Voyage to New South Wales,' p. 161:

«We this day caught a yellow-eared fly-catcher (see annexedplate). This bird is a native of New Holland.» [Descriptionfollows.]

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

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