. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. THE FINCHES—FAMILY FRINGILLIDyE 401 Gold-crested Wren, with a liberal supply of live insects or grubs. It is, if steady and in good plumage, a successful exhibition bird, and may be shown cither in the show cage reconnucnded for Warblers or Gold-crests. The Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa grisola (Linn.), is an abundant summer migrant to Eng- land, but rarer and more local The Spotted -^^ Scotland and Ireland. It Flycatcher. „ „ ^ i • generally reaches our shores m INIay, and is one of the most familiar of British birds, often choosing s
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. THE FINCHES—FAMILY FRINGILLIDyE 401 Gold-crested Wren, with a liberal supply of live insects or grubs. It is, if steady and in good plumage, a successful exhibition bird, and may be shown cither in the show cage reconnucnded for Warblers or Gold-crests. The Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa grisola (Linn.), is an abundant summer migrant to Eng- land, but rarer and more local The Spotted -^^ Scotland and Ireland. It Flycatcher. „ „ ^ i • generally reaches our shores m INIay, and is one of the most familiar of British birds, often choosing some briar, vine, or other tree that may be trained against a house or wall, in wliich to build its nest. It is also known as the Beam-bird, from a habit of sometimes build- ing on the end of a projecting beam. The general colour is brown, shading to lighter and darker tints, with dull white on cheeks and underl)ody. It is a little larger than the Pied species. Tlie song, as with the Pied, is very limited. From the nature of their food and habits, the Flycatchers are very difTieult to keep in confinement, and young birds are, there- fore, best. These can be successfully hand- reared, as recommended for the Warblers, and when able to feed themselves, weaned on to the food given for the Pied Flycatcher, using similar cages. CHAPTER XXXIX THE FINCHES—FAMILY FRINGILLID^ The Greenfinch The Finch family is large and widely and plentifully distributed, and many of its members are special favourites as pets and exhiliition birds. Sub-Family Coccothr,\—The Green- finch, Liyiirinns chloris (Dresser), is resident and common throughout our cultivated districts, nesting in lu'dges, forks of trees, and other situations. In winter this species congregates in large flocks, searching the stubbles and fields for small seeds. The Greenfinch is a short-bodied bird, 6 inches in length, some- what heavily built, with a thick, powerful bill. Its plumage is rather handsome, tlie gen
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