2202 The Zoologist — July, 1870. 



lateral tail-feathers of this flycatcher is a strong mark of distinction, 

 independent of its smaller size. Another, probably the male, was 

 seen in the same locality, and at the same time, by Mr. Copeland, 

 but it was not secured. The male bird has very much the appearance 

 of our common robin, the tone of red in the throat and breast (which is 

 seasonal) being identical, but not extending so far down. A second 

 specimen (a young male) was killed at Scilly, in October, 1863, in com- 

 pany with some young birds (pied flycatchers). Three were captured : 

 one of them from its smaller size was mistaken for a chiff-chafF, 

 but its four outer serai-white tail-feathers arrested the attention of the 

 captors. The sides of the breast were rufous, and this extends across 

 the breast: this denotes the young bird. (See 'Zoologist,' p. 8841). 

 A third specimen of the M. parva was observed and captured at Scilly 

 on the 5th of November, 1865, by the Rev. John Jenkinson, who 

 observed it in a tree, busily engaged in capturing flies, in doing which 

 it darted off from its branch, returning to the same place in the same 

 way as our common spotted flycatcher. The specimen is very similar 

 to the first Scilly bird, which is in my museum, but the margins of the 

 secondary quills and wing-coverts are broadl}' edged with rufous; the 

 note of the bird was heard by Mr. Jenkinson, and it resembled the 

 "chat" of the stonechat, showing its approach to that genus. 



Dipper. — East Cornwall : frequents rocky mountain streams : 

 breeds on the banks of the Lynher, at Norlh-hill. The shape and 

 appearance of the nest is very similar to that of our common wren. 

 Missel Thrush. — Generally distributed. 



Fieldfare. — Winter visitant : after severe frost there is always a 

 great accession of numbers throughout this and the western counties, 

 from their retreating as far southward and westward as possible for a 

 less rigorous climate ; a short duration of severe frost appears to 

 prostrate the powers of this and the following species. Universally 

 distributed. 



Redwing. — Winter visitant. (See previous remarks on the fieldfare). 

 Universally distributed. 



Song Tlirush. — Generally distributed. 

 Blackbird. — Generally distributed. 



Ring Ouzel. — Summer visitant ; rare, but sometimes seen on the 

 wild open country about Zennor, Towednack, &c. Carn Galva, in 

 Morvah, on our north coast, where it has been seen, is a locality 

 exactly congenial to thehabits of this bird. More common on the 

 eastern moors, where they breed. The young, scarcely fledged, have 



