STRANGERS OF THE AUTUMN. 



217 



SPECIES. 



POINTS OF DISTINCTION. 



Red-breasted Flycatcher 

 (continued') 



Rufous Warbler 



Yellow-browed Willow 

 Wren 



Firecrest 



Continental Long-tailed 

 Tit 



Alpine Accentor 



Nutcracker 



breast chestnut ; remainder of 

 under surface white. Female 

 and bird of year has throat buff. 

 Length 5 inches. 



Upper parts rufous brown; eye- 

 stripe buffish white ; tail rich 

 chestnut, all but two centre 

 feathers tipped with black, then 

 white ; under parts buffish white. 

 Length 7 inches. 



Olive green above, nearly white 

 below ; two yellow wing bars ; 

 pale stripe on crown and over 

 each eye. Length 4 inches. 



Similar to Goldcrest in colour, but 

 black bands on side of crest meet 

 on forehead; white eye-stripe; 

 black streak through eye ; crest 

 brilliant orange in centre. Length 

 4 inches. 



Similar to British form, but head 

 entirely white. Female has crown 

 white streaked with dusky. 

 Length 5^ inches. 



Chin and throat white spotted with 

 brown; wing coverts tipped with 

 white ; flanks chestnut. Female 

 similar in colour. Length 7 

 inches. 



General colour above and below 

 chocolate brown, spotted with 

 white except on crown and nape ; 

 under tail coverts white ; wings 

 black shot with green; tail black 

 tipped with white. Female similar 

 in colour. Length 14 inches. 



