150 MCSCICAPID^. 



Erythrosterna, Bp. Conip. List B. Eur. and N. Ainer. Type. 



p. 25 (1838) M. parva. 



Sjnornis, Hodgson, P. Z. S. 1845, p. 26 M. albicilla. 



Hedyniela, Simdev. CEfv. K. Vet.-Akad. Fiirh. Stockh. 



1846, p. 225 M. atricapilla. 



Ficedula, Sundev. Av. Meth. Tent. p. 2^ (1872, ex Briss.). M. atricapilla. 



Bill of Muscicapn grisola. 

 Range. Throughout Europe, Aii'ica, and Asia, extending south 

 into the Molucca Islands, but not entering on the Australian region 

 proper. 



Kl'ij to the Species. 

 a. With no white bar on the wing, and with no white 

 at base of tail. 

 a'. Breast white, with brown streaks ; under wing- 

 coverts and axillaries fawn-coloured. 

 a". Ashy bro-svu abave, the forehead perceptibly 

 lighter than the rest of the upper surface, and 

 hoary whitish m colour ; the head distinctly 



mottled vdth streaks of darker brown grisola, p. 151. 



h". Dark brown above, of a chocolate-colour, the 

 head obscurely mottled with scarcely per- 

 ceptible darker centres to the feathers, the 

 crown not lighter than the rest of the upper 



surface griseisticta, p. 153. 



b'. Breast miiform, without streaks. 



c". General colour above brown, ashy grey, or 



slate-colour : size large ; wjng 2'85 to 3*1 



inches. 



a'". Bill horn-brown, the base of the lower 



mandible yellowish white. 



a*. Under wing-coverts and axillaries brown, 



upper surface brown aquatica, p. 154. 



J'. Undpr wing -coverts ashy, axillaries , ^^,.„^g^,g ir4_ 



white ; general coloiu- above bluish . . j cinerascens, p. 155. 

 b'". Bill entirely horn-black, with no white 

 base to the lower mandible. 

 c*. Under wing-coverts and axilJaries ashy 



grey ; upper surface light ashy gi-ey . . lugens, p. 155. 

 d'. Under wing-coverts and axillaries white ; 



upper surface dark slaty grey modesta, p. 156. 



d". Size small ; wing 2'7 inches : colour olive- 

 brown ; upper tail-coverts ochraceous brown sordida, p. 156. 



b. With a white bar down the wing ; no white at base 



of tail ; colour black above. 



c'. No white collar round the hind neck atricapilla, p. 157. 



d'. With a broad white collar round the hind neck collaris, p. 160. 



c. With no white bar on the wing : base of tail white ; 



throat orans:e-rufou3 or oranM. 



