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Fam. Halcyonid^. 

 Genus ALCEDO. KING'S-FISHER. 



28. ALCEDO ISPIDA. COMMON KING'S-FISHER. 



Alcedo Ispida, Linn., Lath., Raii. 



Martin-Pecheur Alcyon, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



King's-Fisher, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Upon the Wansbeck, about MItford and the Angerton Meadows, the King's-Fisher is 



common and permanently resident, and I have procured the nest and eggs from both these 



places. It is also not unfrequently seen upon the Ouse Burn, near Newcastle. Upon the 



river Wear, about Chester-le-Street, it is well known, and a nest with eggs, was taken in 



that neighbourhood last summer. Its flight is very rapid and direct. 



Tribus 2. Dentirostbes. 



Fam. MuscicAPiD*. 



Genus MUSCICAPA. FLYCATCHER. 



29. MUSCICAPA GRISOLA, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER. 



Muscicapa grisola, Linn., Lath., &c. 

 Gobe-mouche gi-is, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Spotted Fly-catcher, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's 

 IIlus. Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



One of our latest summer visitants, seldom arriving before the middle of May. 



30. MUSCICAPA ATRICAPILLA. PIED FLY-CATCHER. 



Muscicapa atricapilla, Gmel., Lath. 

 Mus. luctuosa, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Pied Fly -catcher, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's 

 Illus. Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



In Northumberland and Durham, this species is of rare occurrence, but in Westmorland 

 and parts of Cumberland, it is well known as a summer visitant, particularly in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Penrith and Ulswater. It breeds in the holes of decayed pollard trees, making 

 scarcely any nest, a few oak leaves and a stalk or two of grass, being all the material col- 

 lected. The eggs are 5 or 6 in number, of a beautiful greenish-blue colour. Its habits are 

 very similar to those of the Muscicapa grisola. , 



Fam. Laniad^.. 



Subfam. Laniana. 



Genus LANIUS. SHRIKE. 



3L LANIUS EXCUBITOR. GREAT CINEREOUS SHRIKE. 



Lanius excubitor, Linn., Gmel., Lath. 

 Pie-grieche grise, Temm. 



Great Cinereous Shrike, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, 

 Selby's Illus. Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



. The visits of this species appear to be very irregular, some winters passing without the 



