MUSCICAPINiE. 
Hemichelidon Hodgs* 
Bill moderate, very broad, and much depressed at the base, with the sides suddenly compressed, and 
the culmcn slightly curved towards the tip, which is scarcely emarginated; the gonys short and 
ascending ; the gape furnished with a few short slender bristles ; the nostrils basal, rounded, and 
partly covered by the bristles. Wings long, with the first quill very small, and the third the longest. 
Tarsi short, as long as the middle toe, slender, and covered by a single scale. Toes short and slender, 
with the lateral ones unequal, the outer toe the longest ; the hind toe moderate : the claws rather short, 
curved, and acute. 
According to Mr. Hodgson, these birds are only found in the hills of the central regions of Nepal ; they dwell in 
woods, and have the general manners of the fly-catchers, but with a bolder and more continuous flight. 
1. K. fuliginosa Hodgs. Ann. Nat. Hist. 1 845. p. 203. I 3. H. ? latirostris (Rata.) Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 263. 
2. R.ferruginea Hodgs. Ann. Nat. Hist. 1845. p. 203. 
Muscicapa Lmn.-f 
Bill rather short, broad at the base, and the sides much compressed to the end, with the culrnen 
much depressed, and slightly curved to the tip, which is emarginated ; the gonys long and ascending > 
the gape furnished with bristles ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and partly concealed by the frontal plumes. 
Wings moderate, and rather pointed ; with the first quill very short, the second rather shorter than the 
third and fourth, which are equal and longest. Tail moderate and even. Tarsi nearly the length of 
the middle toe, and covered in front. Toes short ; the lateral ones nearly equal, the inner the shortest , 
the hind toe long : the claws long, curved, and acute. 
These birds are found in most parts of the old continent. They appear in the temperate regions during the wintci, an 
retire to the colder places on the. approach of summer, mostly frequenting the wooded districts or cultivated placert 
o-ardens, and orchards. Their food consists entirely of small insects, which they take on the wing when they approve 
within a certain range of them while seated on the top of a decayed branch or post, &c. The nest is formed m ^ 
forks of branches or in the holes of trees ; it is composed of leaves, moss, or hay, and small twigs, lined with hair ai 
feathers. The females lay from four to five eggs. 
1. M. grisola Linn. PI. enl. 5 65. f. 1., Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 65. 
2. M. atricapilhi Linn. — Emberiza luctuosa Scop. Gould, B. of 
Eur. pi. 63. f. 1., Edwards’s Birds, pi. 30. f. 1,2.; Motacilla ficedula 
Gmel . ; Muscicapa muscipeta Bechst. PI. enl. 668. f. 1. ; Type of 
Butalis Boie (1826). 
3. M. albicollis Temtn. Man. d’Orn. p. 153., Gould, B. of K" 
pi. 63. f. 2. — Muscicapa collaris Bechst. ; M. streptopliora 1 * 1 2 '^" f 
4. M. parva Bechst. Naturg. Deutschl. iii. p. 442., Gould, B- 
Eur. pi. 64. ; Type of Erythrosterna Pr. Bonap. (1833). 
5. M. liylocharis Temm. & Schl. Faun. Japon. t. 17. 
* Established by Mr. Hodgson in 1845 (Ann. of Nat. Hist. 1845. p. 203.). /•laafil aIU ' 
t Established by Linnseus in 1766. Ficedula of Brisson (1760) is synonymous. It embraces Butalis of M. Boie A 
Erythrosterna of the Prince of Canino (1838), as well as Muscicapula Blyth (1843), and probably Iiyliota of Mr. Swainson (, 
