The Spotted Flycatcher 



The upper parts are tan brown, with dark streaks on 

 the crown, and pale margins to the wing coverts. Under 

 parts whitish, streaked on the throat, breast, and flanks with 

 brown. The sexes are alike in plumage. The young are 

 similar in colour to the parents, but spotted with buff. 

 Length 5*8 in.; wing 3*3 in. 



THE PIED FLYCATCHER 



Muscicapa atricapilla, Linnaeus 



Similar in habits but different in appearance, the Pied 

 Flycatcher is much rarer and more local than the preceding 

 species. Its breeding haunts are chiefly in the west, in 

 Wales, Lancashire, Westmoreland, and Cumberland, though 

 it has occasionally bred in other counties. As a migrant, 

 however, it occurs regularly in the south and east, and, 

 though not very numerous, a goodly number pass through 

 the country, entering by the south coast and leaving again 

 in the east from Norfolk northwards. A return migration 

 takes place in August and September. 



During these migrations it may, of course, be found in 

 various kinds of country, but its breeding haunts are re- 

 stricted to well-wooded spots, gardens, orchards, and the 

 outskirts of woods. 



The song is more elaborate than that of the Spotted 

 Flycatcher, but it is by no means a great effort, and may be 

 syllabled " tzit tzit tze trui trui trui ! ' several times repeated. 

 The nest is always placed in some hole, usually in a tree, 



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