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and the white of the underparts is irregularly spotted with blackish brown. 
After the autumn moult, the upper parts of the male are brownish instead 
of black, the white patch on the forehead is obscured, and the underparts 
are washed on the breast and flanks with buff. 
The White-collared Flycatcher (Muscicapa collaris) was included in 
the British avifauna by the late Mr. Gould, who saw a specimen in the 
flesh in the possession of Mr. Leadbeater ; but he knew no particulars 
concerning it. As this is the only evidence on which the bird’s claim to 
rank as a British species rests, it is certainly premature and inadvisable to 
include it in our lists. It is found in company with the Pied Flycatcher 
throughout most parts of South Europe, and differs from it in having the 
white spot on the forehead much more developed and the white sides of the 
neck meeting on the nape and forming a white collar. The Pied Fly- 
catcher does not appear to have any other very near ally. 
