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THE BROWN FLYCATCHER {MUSGIGAPA 

 LATIROSTRIS, RAFFLES) IN KENT. 



A NEW BRITISH BIRD. 



BY 

 M. J. NICOLL, M.B.O.U. 



At the meeting of the British Ornithologists' Club held 

 on May 26th, 1909, I exhibited an adult male of the 

 Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris, Raffles) which 

 had been shot near Lydd, close to the borders of Kent 

 and Sussex on May 21st, 1909. It was examined in the 

 flesh by Mr. J. L. Bonhote and Dr. N. F. Ticehurst. 



Brown Flycatcher {Muscicapa latirostris), shot near 

 Lydd, Kent, on May 21st, 1909. 



In appearance this bird somewhat resembles an im- 

 mature Pied Flycatcher, but lacks the white on the 

 wings and tail. The bill, moreover, is slightly wider at 

 the gape than that of M. atricapilla. 



