Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Muscicapidae .
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Key species are the dwarf honeyguide Indicator pumilio, African green broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri, Lagden's bushshrike Malaconotus lagdeni, Kivu ground thrush Zoothera tanganjicae, Oberlander's ground thrush Z. oberlaenderi, Grauer's rush warbler Bradypterus graueri, Chaplin's flycatcher Muscicapa lendu and dusky crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi.
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The birds to which I refer are the Red Start (_Muscicapa ruticilla_) and the Speckled Creeper
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various
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Red-billed crow, chakor, yellow wagtail, Fringilla, Muscicapa in flocks, feeding in the fields, and from trees on insects.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Muscicapa flammea was seen at 7,000 feet in pine forests with several Sittae: in these forests and about Bharawul, only one Garrulus was heard, and few woodpigeons were seen.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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This bird is classed among the flycatchers, but is much more of a worm-eater, and has few of the traits or habits of the _Muscicapa_ or the true _Sylvia_.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Various
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(_Muscicapa nunciola_,) one of our most common and interesting birds.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various
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The red-eye is classed among the flycatchers by some writers, but is much more of a worm-eater, and has few of the traits or habits of the _Muscicapa_ or the true _Sylvia_.
In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs John Burroughs 1879
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Muscicapa ruticilla (American redstart), Moosehead.
The Maine Woods 1858
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Muscicapa virens (wood pewee), Moosehead, and I think beyond.
The Maine Woods 1858
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Page 290 [sic] * Muscicapa cantatrix, the little domestic flycatcher or green wren.
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