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laying six greenish blue eggs, marked with fine brown spots at the 

 larger end : in the Northern parts of France, and in Germany, less 

 frequent, and in the South of Italy very rare ; has not been observed 

 in Holland, but said to be found in Russia, between the Rivers Sama 

 and Kamara.* 



9— VARIEGATED FLYCATCHER. 



Muscicapa variegata, Lin. i. 328. Gm. Lin. i. 949. Ind. Orn. ii. 468. 2. S. 

 Pied Flycatcher, Gen. Syn. hi. 326. 2. Var. C. 



SIZE of the white Wagtail. Plumage in general brown; front 

 and sides of the head, and all the under parts white; also a line of 

 white from the shoulders to the middle of the back ; the outer tail 

 feather white just at the tip. 



Inhabits India, seen in various drawings from thence, as well as 

 from China, but in the last the spot on the forehead was very minute ; 

 and in one the tail feathers seemed to be worn on the end. 



10.— WH ITE-IIOODED FLYCATCHER. 



Gobe-mouches a capuchon blanc, Levail. Afr. iv. 33. pi. 159. 1. 2. 



SIZE of the Common Flycatcher. Bill brown, a little bristly at 

 the base; eyes red ; plumage black ; head, neck, and as far as the 

 breast white ; under tail coverts white ; the feathers of the head 

 elongated into a crest, which the bird erects at will ; tail rounded, a 

 little fringed with white at the end; legs black. 



The female is rather less ; the white hood greyish, and the crest 

 not so conspicuous ; the rest of the plumage black brown, and the 

 wing feathers bordered with grey. 



* Mr. Pennant. 

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