74 A HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN BIRDS. 
lat. 70°. and in Asia as far east as Lake Baikal, wintering in 
Africa as far south as the Capt’ 
Habitat: Cultivated districts, gardens or outskirts of weods. 
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PIED FLYCATCHER.V 
Muscicapa atricapilla Zznn. 
Adult Male (Summer): General colour above black, 
greyish on rump; wings brown: innermost secondaries 
broadly edged with white, and some of wing-coverts entirely 
white ; tail brownish-black ; outermost tail-feathers partly 
white ; a slight patch of white on forehead ; szdes of neck and 
under parts generally pure zAz¢e; bill, legs and feet black ; 
irides brown. Length 4°75 to 5 inches; culmen 0°35 ; wing 
‘a bmall2se¢ tarsusS.o"7: 
Adult Female: Duller, and brown instead of black above ; 
no white on forehead ; innermost secondaries narrowly mar- 
gined with white on outer webs. 
Adult Male (Winter) : Similar to summer dress, but 
browner black above. 
Nestling : General colour above dark brown, spotted with 
ochreous ; buffish edgings to secondaries very marked ;_ be- 
neath closely marked with dark brown. 
Distribution: Breeds in Europe south of the Arctic Circle. 
Winters in Central Africa. Occurs as far east as Lersia. 
Habitat: Cultivated districts, woods, gardens, &c. 
WHITE-COLLARED FLYCATCHER. = 
Muscicapa collaris Bechst. 
Adult Male: Head, back and tail black ; darge frontal 
patch, entire neck and under parts zw/z¢e ; wings and tail as in 
M. atricapilla ; bill, legs and feet black ; irides brown. Length 
Aa5unehes'; .culmen 07355 ving 3°25 5) tail 2:tarsus 07m 
Adult Female: Resembles adult female of JZ. atricapilla, 
but the tarsus and tail are somewhat shorter. 
Distribution : Summer visitant to Central and Southern 
Europe. Winters in Africa. 
Habitat : Similar to that of JZ. atricaptlla. 
