152 BRITISH BIRDS. 



PIED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa atricapilla, L. 



Down. Colour.—Dark grey. 



Character. — Scanty, moderate length. 



Distribution. — Inner supra-orbital, occipital, humeral and 



spinal, few tufts on centre of spine only. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, orange-yellow ; no tongue 



spots ; externally, flanges pale yellow. 



SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa grisola, L. 



Down. Colour. — Grey. 



Character. — -Well marked, fairly long and plentiful. 



Distribution. — Outer supra-orbital, inner supra-orbital, 



occipital, humeral, spinal, ulnar, femoral, the last two being 



scanty. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, orange-yellow ; no tongue 



spots ; externally, flanges pale yellow. 



REED-BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus, L. 



Down. Colour. — Greyish black. 



Character.— Fairly long and abundant; tracts well marked. 



Distribution. — Inner supra - orbital, occipital, humeral, 



spinal, ulnar, femoral, crural, ventral, the last consisting of 



two filaments only. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, pinkish ; no tongue spots ; 



externally, flanges white. 



GREEN WOODPECKER Gecinus viridis (L.). 



Down. Absent. 



Coloration of Mouth. Inside, pink ; no tongue spots. 

 Externally, flanges whitish ; on the lower mandible the 

 gape close to the angle is modified into a hard roundish 

 cartilaginous lump. 



STOCK-DOVE Columba oenas, L. 



Down. Colour. — Rusty yellow. 



Character. — Long and hair - like, each filament being 



" unbranched." 



Distribution. — Over all the feather-tracts except on the chin 



and ear coverts. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, flesh pink ; externally, 



flanges whitish. 

 Bill. Black with a white tip ; " egg-cracker " same colour 



as the down. 



