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and Kingston-upon-Hull; and the Pied Flycatcher in the Counties of Stafford; London; 
Middlesex and Essex; and in the County Boroughs of Cardiff, Kingston-upon-Hull, and 
Hastings. 
VII. Remarks. 
By reason of the familiarity of the Sporrep Fiycatcuer, and from its habit of building 
its nest near the haunts of man, in holes in walls, on a sheltered ledge, on a beam or other 
woodwork, on a branch of a tree against the trunk, behind the hinge of a door, or on a 
branch of a tree trained against a house or other building, this bird may easily be 
provided with an artificial nesting place, and so attracted to build its nest upon or near our 
houses, and thus afford us the great pleasure of watching its nidification and mode of 
feeding its young in its natural freedom and liberty. For this purpose a little wooden 
bracket or shelf, placed in the angle of two walls, under the projecting eaves, or in the corner 
of a window or door frame, is all that is necessary. The sketch below shows the most 
convenient shape of such a bracket, of which the front ledge is semi-circular, and about an 
inch and a half high, and should be covered with bark, virgin cork, or moss. The holes at 
the sides show where nails are driven to support the bracket. The 
sides are about four and a half inches in length. Holes should be 
bored in the bottom for drainage. A pair of Flycatchers have 
used one of these nesting shelves for many years, and have often 
reared two broods in one year. Another attractive nesting place 
may be formed by cutting out half a brick from a wall, some 
eight to nine feet from the ground. A further inducement to 
attract this bird to the nesting place is to erect a stick with a 
cross perch in an open situation, such as the centre of a lawn at 
a short distance from the nest, and the birds will soon take advan- 
tage of this perch from which to “hawk” after the insects 
flying around, and the parent birds will place their newly flown 
young on such a perch and feed them there. The nest of the Spotted Flycatcher is made of 
moss and fibrous roots, lined with horse hairs and a few feathers, wool, leaves, etc. The 
eggs are four to six in number, the ground colour light greenish blue, or bluish cream 
blotched or streaked more or less with rusty red. 
THe Prep Fiycarcusr’s favourite nesting place is a hole in a tree or wall. The nest 
is made of fine roots, grass, hair, and dead leaves. The eggs are five to eight in number and 
of a delicate light greenish blue in colour. 
This Hlustration by kind permission of Messrs. Taylor Brothers, Leeds, from “ Wild Bird Protection and 
Nesting Boxes,’ by Mr. John R. B. Masefield, M.A. 
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No. 14.—CHOUGH. No.15._JAY. No. 16.—SKUAS. No.17.—FLYCATCHERS. No. 18.—NIGHTINGALE. 
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