THE PIED FLYCATCHER 



Uuscicapa atricap i llu . 



HIS interesting' little bird is 

 far less frequently met with 

 than the Common or Spotted 

 Flycatcher ; its distribution 

 is very uneven, and although 

 at times comparatively com- 

 mon in some localities, it 

 may, generally speaking, be 

 regarded as a somewhat rare 

 bird. 



It is entirely migratory, 

 arriving in this country 

 generally about the com- 

 mencement of April, and re- 

 maining with us until Sep- 

 tember or October, according 

 to the mildness or otherwise 

 of the season. 



The food upon which it 

 lives, the method in which 

 it captures its prey, and 

 many of its habits, bear a 

 strong resemblance to those 

 of its better known narne- 



46 



