BRITISH BIRDS. 





THE PIED FLYCATCHER. 



GOLDFINCH. 



(Muscicapa Luctuoso, Temm. Gobc-mouche bec-figue, 

 Temm.) 



LENGTH nearly five inches. Bill black; eyes 

 hazel; forehead white; the top of the head, the 

 back, and the tail black; the rump is dashed with 

 ash ; wing coverts dusky, greater coverts tipped 

 with white ; the exterior sides of the secondary 

 quills are \vhite ; as are also the outer feathers of 

 the tail; all the under parts, from the bill to the 

 tail, are white ; legs black. The female is much 

 smaller, but longer tailed than the male ; she is 

 brown where he is black; she likewise wants the 

 white spot on the forehead. 



This bird is no where common; it is said to be 

 most plentiful in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Derby- 

 shire. Since the cut was finished, which was done 

 from a drawing presented to this work, we have 

 been favoured with a pair of these birds, shot at 



