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PA SSERES. 



MUSOICAPID.E. 



MUSCICAPID.K. 



MusciCAPA PAKVA, Bechstein*. 



THE RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER. 



Among the many birds of central or eastern Europe whose 

 occasional appearance in the British Islands has been lately 

 detected by the daily-increasing number of ornithological 

 observers, few have greater right to be included in this work 

 than the little Flycatcher above figured — three examples, 

 one of which was accompanied by a mate, having been 

 procured. The announcement of the occurrence in England 

 of this species was simultaneously made by Mr. George 

 Gray in the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History' for 

 March, 1863 (3rd ser. xi. p. 228), and by Mr. Rodd in the 

 ' Zoologist' (p. 8444) for the same month. The bird, after 

 having been seen for some days, was shot on the 24th of 

 January in that year by Mr. Copeland, of Carwythenack 



* Gemeinniitzige Naturgeschichte Deutschlanfis, iv. p. .'50/) (1795). 



