MUSCICAPIDAt—FLYCATCHERS. 1% 
feet black ; irides reddish-brown. Length 7°5 inches ; culmen 
0°45; wing 4°55 to 4°75; tail 2°6; tarsus 0°75. 
Young in first plumage: Browner and duller than the 
adult; no trace of black on throat; under tail-coverts dull 
brown. 
Young Male in Winter: Similar to adult, but with less 
black on throat ; the white is absent on the inner tips of the 
primaries, the yellow margin to the tail is much narrower, and 
the wax-like appendages to the secondaries are imperfectly de- 
veloped ; under parts generally a shade darker. 
Distribution: Breeds in the pine forests at or near the 
Arctic Circle, occurring southwards in winter. Of irregular 
appearance in Great Britain. 
Habitat: Fir or other woods ; gardens occasionally. Gre- 
garious. 
Note.—In some old males some of the tail-feathers show the same wax-like 
points as the secondaries, but not so well developed. 
Family MUSCICAPID. 
Genus MUSCICAPA. 
SeGRITEO, 2bVCATCHE Rv 
Muscicapa grisola Zznn. 
Adult (Summer): General colour adove pale hatr-brown 
feathers of crown having darker centres ; wings and tail darker 
brown, with pale edges ; beneath white, streaked with brown 
on throat, chest and flanks; 42/7, very broad at base, dark 
brown; legs and feet black; irides brown. Length 5°25 
inches ; culmen 0°5 ; wing 3°3; tail 2°4; tarsus 0°5. 
Adult in Autumn: Similar, but has the margins to the 
secondaries broader ; centre of throat white, and flanks more 
shaded with brown. 
Nestling: Above dark brown, with pale buff centres to the 
feathers ; innermost secondaries broadly edged with buff; be- 
neath whitish, profusely mottled with dark brown. 
Distribution : “ Breeds throughout Europe as far north as. 
Chest 
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