for some time after they have left the nest, and do not quit them until they are perfectly able to take care

of themselves.

«The Collared Flycatcher does not re
during fine weather, but evinces a prefe
bushes on the borders of ditches and rivers, where
‘t remains on the lower branches, whenc
When obliged to resort to the ground for food, it alights on a
Its actions are very similar to those of

sort so frequently to the tops of trees as the Muscicapa grisola, even
rence for the centre and lower portions of trees and shrubs, and
insects are particularly numerous during the heat of the
day. In rainy weather e it readily darts upon any insect that may
be passing or fluttering near the ground.
any other slight elevation, and waits for its prey.
stupidity and melancholy. Like that species it admits of a close
onger, sharper, and seems to resemble the syllables pet, pitt.

stone, or
M. grisola; and it exhibits a similar air of
approach. Its voice is very different, str
and the education of the young the male gives utterance to a warble as brief

During the breeding-season
osed of sharp notes, but not entirely devoid of sweetness. In autumn,

as that of I. atricapilla, mainly comp
when it is fat, its flesh is not to be despised, especially as at that season the bird feeds upon fruits, such as
the mulberry and fig.

«This species departs from Savoy before the commencement of the month of October ; but a few of the
young remain to the 8th or 12th of that month.”

Besides possessing a broad white collar at the back of the neck, this species differs from JZ. atricapilla
by having a much greater amount of white on the forehead and a more extensive band of white on the
primaries. ‘Temminck states that the tail is wholly black; and such is the case with the specimen now
before me; but I suspect that in some specimens the outer tail-feathers are margined with white. The
female, as will be seen on reference to the Plate, differs very considerably from the male. It is said that
the young males are very similar to the female, or, if any difference occurs, they are rather darker.‘ On
the approach of spring the plumage of the young male blackens wherever it is ash-coloured in the female.
One or both lateral tail-feathers are black, with white edges, but the latter disappear entirely in males
upwards of two years old. In winter there is no difference between males and females ” (Bree).

The Plate represents an adult male and either a female or a young male, of the size of life. The plant is
the Ulmus major, with its seed-vessels.