10 HISTORY OF 



of its capture. The specimen we allude to, is one killed by 

 Mr. T. Embledon, on the town moor at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 

 and recorded by G. T. Fox, Esq. in his " Synopsis of the 

 Newcastle Museum." 



The male bird of this splendid species is about the size of our 

 Redbreast; the upper parts are greenish brown; over the eye 

 is a pale whitish streak ; the throat and fore part of the neck 

 are of a bright azure blue, beneath which is a border of black, 

 then a reddish one, and, occasionally, there is a spot of silvery 

 white in the centre of the blue patch ; the under parts and thighs 

 are dusky white; two middle tail feathers, brown; the remaining 

 ones, with the terminal half, of the same colour, the basal half 

 being of a reddish chesnut. The female has, on the throat, a 

 band of blue mixed with black ; in other respects she much 

 resembles the male. 



This bird, together with the bird described immediately be- 

 fore, and our common Redstart, now form the sub genus Phami- 

 cura, of Mr. Swainson, as far as found in the British Isles; 

 the name of Ficedula, however, having been given to them, by 

 Bechstein, prior to that of Phaenicura by Mr. Swainson, we have 

 retained it in preference. 



A figure of this fine Redstart is given by Edwards, which 

 appears to be that of a female. He received the specimen from 

 which his plate is taken from Gibraltar. 



