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tic,” but its alarm note when anyone approaches the nesting place is a sharp call resembling 
the words ‘“E-gypt, E-gypt, H-gypt” quickly and sharply pronounced, and varied by a 
sharp “chick, chick,” the bird at the same time becoming very excited, and with raised 
crest often approaching within a few feet of the intruder and endeavouring to draw away 
his attention from the nest. 
Tue Prep FrycatcHer.—The male of this bird has a short, low song, and its habits 
generally, and especially its mode of capturing its food, are very similar to those of the 
Spotted Flycatcher, from which, however, it is ‘easily distinguished by well-marked and 
distinct black and white plumage. 
A description of the nests and nesting habits of the Flycatchers will be found in 
paragraph VII. 
VI. Protection. 
Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880.—This bird does not appear in the Schedule to the 
Act, but has been added in the following counties and county boroughs :— 
Spotted Flycatcher—Enetanp: Barrow-in-Furness (C.B.); Lancashire; Chester 
(Hundred of Wirrall); Leicester; Rutland; Salop; Stafford; West Suffolk; 
Worcester; Isle of Wight; East Sussex; Hastings (C.B.) Waters: Brecon. 
Scottanp: Fife (Tentsmuir). 
Pied Flycatcher. — Enauanp: Barrow-in- Furness (C.B.) ; Cumberland; Bucks; 
Leicester; Rutland; Stafford; Worcester; Salop; East Sussex; Hastings (C.B.). 
Wates: Brecon. 
In these counties any owner or occupier, or other person, taking, killing, ete. any 
Flycatcher during close season,* or possessing or selling one of them after 15th March, is 
liable to a penalty of £1 for each bird. In all other places, anyone other than the owner or 
occupier of land, or his agent, taking, killing, etc., during close season, or possessing or 
selling a Flycatcher after 15th of March, is liable to a penalty of 5s. for each bird. 
Wild Birds Protection Act, 1894.—The eggs are protected (1897) in the following 
counties :— 
Spotted Flycatcher.—Enexanp: Leicester; Salop; West Suffolk; Warwick; Worcester; 
London (including Middlesex and Metropolitan Police District). Wares: Brecon; 
Pembroke. Scornanp: Fife (Tentsmuir). 
Pied Flycatcher—Enetanp: Cumberland; Barrow-in-Furness (C.B.); Durham; 
Leicester; Salop; Warwick; Devon; London (including Middlesex and Metropolitan 
Police District). Wars: Brecon. 
Any owner, occupier, or other person, taking or destroying the eggs of these birds in 
the above places is liable to a penalty of £1 for each egg. 
Wild Birds Protection Act, 1896.—In addition to any penalty under the Act of 1880, 
the Court may now order any trap, net, snare, etc., used by the offender to be forfeited. 
The Spotted Flycatcher is protected all the year round in the Counties of Stafford ; 
Isle of Wight; London; Middlesex and Essex; and in the County Boroughs of Cardiff 
* Generally from 1st March to 1st August; but in some counties from 1st February to 1st September 
in each year. A further period is obtained through the Act of 1896. 
