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THE PIED FLYCATCHER. 



Mvscicapa atricapilla, L. 



The information available indicated that the Pied Flycatcher 

 arrived on the western half of the south coast. 



An early straggler was recorded in Lancashire on the 3rd 

 of April ; the next record was from Devonshire on the 19th. 

 Passing birds were noted in Somersetshire on the 22nd and 

 in Cheshire on the 23rd. They had reached Westmoreland 

 on the 24th and Northumberland on the 25th. 



Arrivals at St. Catherine's light were reported on the 

 nights of the 24th and 27th of April, but there was no 

 information to show in what direction these migrants con- 

 tinued their journey. Passage-movements were apparently 

 in progress until the middle of the month, probably on both 

 the east and west coasts. 



A Pied Flycatcher's nest was found in Westmoreland on 

 the 7th of May and a pair were building in Radnorshire 

 on the 15th. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



April 3rd. Lancashire. 



,, 19 th. Devon. 



„ 22nd. Somerset (passing). 



,, 23rd. Cheshire (passing). 



„ 24th. Oxford, Westmoreland. 



„ 24th/25th. Hants light. 



„ 25th. Yorkshire, Northumberland. 



,, 27th. Carmarthen (passing). 



„ 27th/28th. Hants light. 



