370 FOREIGN BIRDS. 



The Fly-Catchers (*°) also flew darting along, 

 While the Mocking-Bird warbled some other bird's 

 song : 



eyes, lower part of the back, quill and tail feathers, black ; 

 feeds on shell fish; inhabits India. 



The Nova-HoUand'i(£^ or New-Holland-Jabiru, has the 

 body above pnrplish-green, beneath, neck, and shoulders, 

 white; head purplish, spotted with white; first quill feathers 

 white ; tail black and white ; inhabits New Holland. 



{'^°) Order, Passeres, (Linn.) Fly-Catcher, the Spotted, 

 the Pied, the Fantailed, Sec. 



The genus Muscicapa, (Linn.) or Fly-Catcher, compre- 

 hends more than one hundred and seventy species scattered 

 over the warmer parts of the globe; the greater number inhabi- 

 tants of Australasia and Polynesia ; two found in this country. 

 They have a bill nearly triangular, notched at each side, bent 

 in at the tip, and beset with bristles at the root ; toes, mostly, 

 divided at their origin. The following deserve notice : 



The Grisola, Spotte»-Fly-catcher, Cobweb, Rafter, Bee- 

 bird, Cherry -sucker, or Chanchider, is about the size of a titlark ; 

 body above brown, beneath whitish ; neck longitudinally spot- 

 ted. Inhabits Europe ; comes to this country some time in 

 May, and quits it in September ; builds in holes of walls or 

 hollow trees ; eggs four or five, pale, spx)tted with reddish ; 

 feeds on winged insects, but is fond also of cherries ; frequently 

 seen in woods where flies abound, darting in every direction in 

 pursuit of them; its note a simple weak chirp. 



The Atricapillay Pied-Fly. Catchek, or Cold-Finch, is about 

 the size of a Linnet, and occasionally seen in this country, and is 

 said to be indigenous here ; it is, however, a scarce bird, said 

 to frequent uncultivated tracts of furze, and probably builds 

 there. 



