92 MUSCICAPID^E. 



91. Muscicapa atricapilla, Linnaeus. The Pied Flycatcher. 



Spanish. Cerrojillo. 



"Very abundant near Tangier on passage, crossing to Europe 

 in pairs and small nights during April and May, returning in 

 September and October." Favier. 



In Andalucia the Pied Flycatcher only appears during 

 migration ; and I was never able to detect them remaining to 

 nest. The earliest date of arrival noticed was the 8th of April ; 

 from then till the 1st of May they pass in great numbers, 

 returning late in September. The latest date on which they 

 were observed was the 17th of October, 1870, when I found one 

 in an owl's disused cage, where there was a lot of carrion which 

 attracted flies ; and, again, in 1871 I noticed them on the 16th 

 of October. 



Male in spring. Above black, except white forehead and white wing-bar ; 

 axillaries and underparts white ; quills brownish black. Tail black, three 

 outer feathers on each side having two-thirds of the outer web from the 

 base white. 



Female, male in winter, and young. Above brownish grey ; underparts 

 dirty white. Tail as in male, but duller. Length 5 inches. 



92. Muscicapa collaris, Bechstein. The Collared Fly - 

 catcher. 



This Flycatcher is recorded by Mr. Saunders as having been 

 once seen by him at Seville. Is said to be common in Portugal, 

 therefore it is somewhat singular that the bird should not be 

 more frequently noticed in Andalucia. 



The adult male differs only from M. atricapilla in having a white collar 

 on the back of the neck. 



