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which the Pied Flycatcher is oftener met with than in any 

 other part of the island. It breeds there in the holes of de- Nest, &c. 

 cayed trees, forming a nest of leaves, bark, and hay, lined 

 with hair and feathers. The eggs are four or five in num- 

 ber, of a pale greenish-blue colour. 



I have also seen specimens from Dorsetshire. 



According to TEMMINCK, it is very abundant in the south- 

 ern provinces of Europe, and along the coasts of the Medi- 

 terrannean ; is found in the central parts of France and Ger- 

 many ; and is also common in Italy. 



PLATE 43*. Fig. 2. Natural size. Form typical. A 



male bird, in the summer plumage. 



Head and upper parts of the body black, forehead and general 

 under parts pure white. Wings brownish-black, the descrip- 

 middle and greater coverts white. In the old males, Male bird, 

 the feathers of the tail are entirely black ; in younger 

 birds the outer feathers have more or less white on 

 them. 



Fig. 3. In the female the forehead is not of so pure a white Female 

 as in the other sex. The upper parts are of a blackish- 

 grey ; which i& also the colour of the male in winter. 

 Under parts white. Legs black. 



FAMILY II. 



This family, forming one of the typical divisions of the tribe, 

 contains all the forms that were included by LINN^US in his 

 extensive genus Lanius, as well as a multitude of others, ar- 

 ranged in various genera, or discovered since that period in 

 different parts of the world. The emargination of the bill 

 is strongly marked throughout the whole series, in one group 

 assuming the form of a distinct tooth. In some members 

 the bill is strong, arched, and compressed ; in others, it is 

 nearly strait, the tip alone being bent down ; and again, in 

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