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time the photograph was taken. The former was 

 in a horizontal crevice, out of which we managed 

 to scare the female by the report of a gun. After 

 chattering loudly overhead for some time, she 

 alighted on a projecting crag far out of shot-reach 

 above us, and afforded me the pleasure of examin- 

 ing her leisurely through my field-glasses. 



Materials. — Sticks, dry seaweed, heather, and 

 wool, or hair, bones, and castings ; often no mate- 

 rials whatever. 



Eggs. — Two to four. Morris says on rare 

 occasions even five. Ground-colour varies from 

 light orange-yellow to pale russet-red, thickly spotted, 

 clouded, and mottled with reddish-brown of various 

 shades. Size about 2-05 by 1-6 in. 



Time. — April and May. 



Bemarlis. — Resident. Note : a loud chatter. 

 Local and other names : none. Sits lightly or 

 closely, according to position, and is particularly 

 partial to an old nesting site. 



FLYCATCHER, PIED. 



Description of Parent Birds. — Length about 

 five inches. Bill rather short, straight, pointed, 

 and black. Irides dark brown. On the forehead 

 is a small white patch ; crown and nape brownish- 

 black ; back black ; wing-coverts and quills blackish- 

 brown ; edges of greater coverts and outer webs 

 of tertials white. Tail dusky-black, parts of outer 

 and second feathers white. All the under parts 

 are white. Legs, toes, and claws black. 



The female lacks the white foreliead, and is 

 generally less distinctive in her coloration. 



Situation and Locality. — In holes of trees and 

 walls and crevices of rock, in wild, out-of-the-way 



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