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the large and central province of Bevia. Dr. HK. Rey also states (J. f. O. 1872, p. 144) that he 
met with a numerous flock in a chestnut-wood on the Sierra de Manchiqué. It has been met 
with in Spain by Lord Lilford, Colonel Irby, and Mr. Howard Saunders; and the last-named 
gentleman speaks of it (Ibis, 1871, p. 206) as being common in spring, breeding at Aranjuez, 
and possibly near Granada and in other cool sites. I saw several specimens, and shot a female 
in May, at San Felio de Llobregat, not far from Barcelona. Dr. A. E. Brehm says that it breeds 
not unfrequently in North and Central Spain, and is elsewhere common on passage. Mr. A. von 
Hlomeyer observed it on the Balearic Islands during migration, and says (J. f. O. 1862, p. 256) 
that it breeds in the hills, in the woods where Quercus ilex and Pinus halepensis grow, as, for 
instance, at Belvedere, near Palma. Passing eastward, again, I find it recorded by Bailly as 
common in Savoy, where numbers breed. In Italy it is said by Count Salvadori (Uce. d’Ital. 
p. 05) to be generally distributed; and he thinks that Savi must be in error in stating that it is 
not found in Tuscany. In Sardinia it must be rare, as Salvadori merely says (J. f. O. 1865, 
p. 152) that there are two specimens obtained there in the museum; and Mr. A. B. Brooke only 
obtained one specimen, in April, whilst collecting there. In Sicily, Professor Doderlein says, it 
is by no means so common as Muscicapa collaris. It visits Malta: during the two seasons of 
migration; but Mr. C. A. Wright says (Ibis, 1864, p. 59), though often seen in the valleys and 
by the road-sides in the neighbourhood of trees, it is not so numerous as the Spotted Flycatcher. 
It appears to be found in Greece only during migration; for Von der Miihle frequently obtained 
it in the autumn, and Erhardt mentions it as visiting the Greek islands in spring and autumn. 
In Southern Germany it is met with during passage, and breeds in some localities. Dr. A. 
Fritsch says (J. f. O. 1871, p. 200) that it is not common in Bohemia, but appears to breed near 
Prague, as it is often caught during the summer. In May 1870 he found it numerous together 
with MW. collaris in the oak avenues near Frauenberg. I observed it during the spring of 1866 
in the oak-woods in Wallachia; and have received specimens from near Constantinople through 
Mr. Robson. In Southern Russia it is stated by Professor von Nordmann to be very common in 
the neighbourhood of the Black Sea; but Mr. Goebel says (J. f. O. 1870, p. 443) that in the 
Uman district it occurs only during passage, and is not even then numerous, and he never found it 
there during the breeding-season. It is recorded by Canon Tristram (Ibis, 1867, p. 361) as being 
a somewhat scarce summer resident in Palestine, where he first observed it on the 23rd April. 
In Egypt it occurs during passage; and Von Heuglin says that he observed it late in March 
and early in April near Alexandria, in gardens and on the borders of the desert. In North-west 
Africa it is recorded by Loche, who says that it occurs in the wooded districts of Algeria. 
Mr. O. Salvin states (Ibis, 1859, p. 311) that it is not uncommon about Souk Harras, but more 
yare in the salt-lake districts; and Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., observed it at Gardaia. Mr. C. F. 
‘Tyrwhitt-Drake saw it during the spring migration in Morocco; and I possess a specimen from 
Tunis. It has occurred as far south in Africa as Gambia, whence Mr. Sharpe has a specimen. 
Messrs. Webb and Berthelot record it from Teneriffe, where, Dr. C. Bolle says, it only occa- 
sionally appears during winter; but Mr. Godman states that when there he never observed it. 
To the eastward it has been met with as far as Persia, where, Mr. Blanford says, it abounded 
in the valleys of the Elburz; but he never observed it in Southern Persia. 
In its habits this Flycatcher more closely resembles the White-collared than the Spotted 
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