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PLATE 453. Fig. 3. The young bird, previous to the au- Young 
tumnal moult, in the natural size. pe 
Head and nape of the neck brown, intermixed with grey, 
and barred with blackish-brown. Upper parts of the 
plumage pale chesnut-brown, barred with blackish- 
brown. Chin and throat white. Breast, belly and 
flanks yellowish-white, with semicircular blackish-brown 
bars. Quills and tail similar to the female. 
NOTE. 
I have not included the Woodchat (Lanius rufus of Bris- 
son, Lanius rutilus of LaruHam) in the list of British birds, 
as I am unable to find a single authenticated instance of its 
capture or appearance in any part of Britain. Upon the Con- 
tinent, itis known in France, and in some parts of Germany. 
In Africa it is very common. 
GENUS XXIII. FLYCATCHER. MUSCICAPA, 
Linn. 
GENERIC CHARACTERS. 
Bill of mean length, subtriangular, depressed at the base, 
strong and compressed towards the tip, which is deflected, 
and with both mandibles emarginated. 
Base of the bill beset with long stiff bristles. Nostrils basal, 
oval, and lateral, partly concealed by the feathers at the base 
of the bill. Feet having the tarsus as long as, or rather 
longer than, the middle toe; toes three before and one be- 
hind, the side ones of equal length; the outer one joined at 
its base to the middle toe. Wings having the first quill very 
short, the second shorter than the third and fourth, which 
are the longest in each wing. The members of this genus 
(which contains a great variety of species) are diffused through- 
out every quarter of the globe, and are found in all the tem- 
perate and warm climates. The few species, however, which 
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