328 Mr. G. Despott on the [Ibis, 



88. (86) Muscicapa coUaris Beclist. The Collared Fly- 

 catcher. 



Local name : Zanzarell. 



Wright says that this species arrives and departs about the 

 same time as the Pied Flycatcher, and that Schembri has 

 confounded these two birds. I consider this species rare — 

 in fact, I have not yet succeeded in procuring a specimen for 

 my collection ; it also appears that the majority of bird- 

 dealers and catchers do not even know the existence of the 

 species, and those who have met with it call it simply 

 '' Zanzarell." Giglioli and Blasius give Buswejda and 

 Zanzarell also for this species — the former, as said already, 

 is, however, intended for a totally different bird. 



89. (87) Muscicapa parva parva Bechst. The Red-breasted 

 Flycatcher. 



Local name : Zanzarell second. 



I have seen only one specimen of this species ; it was 

 taken by Francesco Farrugia (ta Majna) at "il Bakkari," a 

 locality midway between Birzebbugia and Zurrico, on the 

 7th of October, 1913, but several netters state that they 

 have more than once met with the species. I give it 

 here as rare and perhaps overlooked. The local name is 

 almost an equivalent of the Latin. 



90. (41) Phylloscopus collybita collybita Vieill. The Chiff- 

 chaff. 



Local name : Violin. 



The Chiffchaff is a pretty common migrant, which arrives 

 here by the middle or end of autumn and remains with us 

 throughout the winter. Schembri says that it is very 

 common, and may be met with in winter even inside Valletta. 

 Wright remarks that careful measurements of specimens 

 taken by him and by some friends of his showed that the 

 ChiflFchaffs found in Malta are generally somewhat smaller 

 than those from northern Europe ; and that Sir William 

 Jardine had also noticed this peculiarity in examples sent 

 to him by Dr. Adams and by Wright himself. Schembri 



