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slightly compressed inwards, about the middle ; forehead low and de- 

 pressed ; nostrils at the sides of the base oval, and partly concealed by 

 a naked membrane ; shank considerably longer than the middle toe ; 

 toes, three before and one behind, the outer being- joined at its base 

 to the middle one ; hind claw strong-, and sometimes of considerable 

 length ; wings having the first quill very short, the second the longest 

 in the wing ; the one of the greater coverts being as long as the quills ; 

 tail very long, and generally square at the end.* 



MOTHER CARY'S CHICKENS.— A name for the Petrel. 



MOUNTAIN COCK.— A name for the Capercalzie. 



MOUNTAIN BUNTING and MOUNTAIN FINCH.— Names 

 for the Snowfleck. 



MOUNTAIN LINNET.— A name for the Twite. 



MOUNTAIN MAGPIE.— A name for the Popinjay. 



MOUNTAIN OUZEL.— A name for the Ring Blackbird. 



MOUNTAIN SPARROW.— A name for the Tree Sparrow. 



MOUSE HAWK, or OWL.— A name for the Hawk Owl. 



MUGGY.— A name for the Whitethroat. 



MUMRUFFIN. — A name for the Bottle Tit. 



MURDERING BIRD.— A name for the Butcher Bird. 



MURRE. — A name for the Razor Bill and the Guillemot. 



MUSCICAPA (Linnaeus.) — * Fly-catcher, a genus thus characte- 

 rised. Bill of mean length, somewhat triangular, depressed at the base, 

 strong and compressed towards the tip, which is bent downwards, and 

 with both mandibles with a small notch ; base of the bill beset with 

 strong bristles ; nostrils at the sides of the base oval, and partly con- 

 cealed by feathers ; legs with the shank as long, or rather longer than 

 the middle toe ; toes, three before and one behind, the side ones of 

 equal length, the outer one joined at its base to the middle toe ; wings 

 with the first quill very short, the second shorter than the third and 

 fourth, which are the longest in each wing. 



Two species, the Beam-bird and the Pied Fly-catcher, are British.* 



MUSCICAPID^ (Vigors.)— * Fly-catchers, a family of perching 

 birds (Insessores, Vigors.*) 



