. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 131 Spottc5 3fl^ The Spotted Flycatcher {Musicapa grisola, Linnceus) is a late summer migrant to the British Islands. It is found nesting almost everywhere in Europe, and winters in Africa. The adult male in breeding plumage has the upper parts of the body pale hair-brown, the crown of the head having darker centres to the feathers ; wings and tail, darker brown ; throat and centre of abdomen, white ; sides of neck, breast, and flanks, streaked with hair-brown ; irides, brown ; bill, da
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 131 Spottc5 3fl^ The Spotted Flycatcher {Musicapa grisola, Linnceus) is a late summer migrant to the British Islands. It is found nesting almost everywhere in Europe, and winters in Africa. The adult male in breeding plumage has the upper parts of the body pale hair-brown, the crown of the head having darker centres to the feathers ; wings and tail, darker brown ; throat and centre of abdomen, white ; sides of neck, breast, and flanks, streaked with hair-brown ; irides, brown ; bill, dark brown; legs and feet, black. Length, about five inches. The female is similar to the male. The youni; have the feathers of the upper parts marked in centre with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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