198 FLYCATCHER. 



the male, and this sex never acquires the long feathers : in winter 

 the male loses the summer dress, and has much the appearance of 

 a female. The young male has the two middle tail feathers marbled 

 with white. 



Inhabits Africa, within the Cape of Good Hope, in the Country 

 of the Grand Namaquas ; appears to be confined to the vicinity of 

 the Fish River, not that of the Caflre Country ; makes a nest of 

 tender stalks of plants, covered with moss, and lined with very fine 

 fibres; the eggs five in number, green, spotted with brown ; the nest 

 generally placed on the branches which hang over the water ; the 

 male and female sit by turns : it has a sort of cry, somewhat like the 

 word Tchirit. 



65— VELVET-HEADED FLYCATCHER. 



LENGTH eight inches. Bill three quarters of an inch, stout, 

 and black ; the whole head black, the feathers short and like velvet ; 

 body and wings mostly fine rufous orange; greater quills black, the 

 others the same, bordered with orange ; tail brownish orange, cunei- 

 form, two inches and three quarters in length ; the wings reach to 

 the base of it ; legs dusky. 



Inhabits Africa. — In the collection of Mr. H. Brogden. 



66.— BLACK-COLLARED FLYCATCHER. 



Le Cordon noir, Levail. Afr. iii. 227. pi. 150. 1. 2. 



THIS is a trifle smaller than the Nebulose one. Bill black; 

 irides brown; head and sides, including the eyes, the neck, as far as 

 the back black, coming forwards to the breast, and round it as a 

 collar; back, scapulars, and wings, light dusky brown ; forehead, 

 chin, and throat, white; also a large portion of white on the wings ; 



