. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 203. Ui ruhirnUt. wned buslies, and n the extilx'miicc : and shelter, iov ilaiit o])eu space Huler wliieli it is similar crcaturos 3al for the Stone- firs, are favoui'ite i'rom the ground, illy in its custom ^ of a stone-lieap, however, it docs â catcliiiig' six or ver eliaiigiiig its and is lined witli to six, and tlioir lisli-linnvn upon etty. Tlie licud, ; boldly M-itii tlio ides of the neck. i'. wings are also ital length of the e WHTNCITAT, on 'r, quite as much â long and bold r wliite upo
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 203. Ui ruhirnUt. wned buslies, and n the extilx'miicc : and shelter, iov ilaiit o])eu space Huler wliieli it is similar crcaturos 3al for the Stone- firs, are favoui'ite i'rom the ground, illy in its custom ^ of a stone-lieap, however, it docs â catcliiiig' six or ver eliaiigiiig its and is lined witli to six, and tlioir lisli-linnvn upon etty. Tlie licud, ; boldly M-itii tlio ides of the neck. i'. wings are also ital length of the e WHTNCITAT, on 'r, quite as much â long and bold r wliite upon the seen in TIJE EEDSTAirr. ^villg-eoverts. It^is a bird, although it lias on one or two occasions been » ju luiglnnd during the winter. In many of its habits it resembles the stoneehat and n,,t readily be mistaken for that bird by any one vho Avas not well acqnaMed with the hvo species It sings rather constantly, uttering its sweet strains while <.ii the wino âr while perched on some elevated bough. ^Mr. Yi,rrell mentions that it is fond of indtatino' tbo notes ol other birds, and that a caged Whinehat has been heard to mimic tlie wbitetlaoat' the redstart, willow warbler, missel thrush, and nightingale. The same bird would IVdjueiitly sing at night. bike the wheatear, the Whinchat becomes extremely fat in the autumn, and as it is prized as a delicacy fur the table, is rather persecuted by the game-dealers and their Ihe food of this bird is the same as that of the stoneehat The AVhiiichat arrives in this country about the middle or towards the end of Aiiril, aceordiiic- to the and the W(^^tller. It builds its nest soon after its arrival, and hatches iTs youn"' about the end ot AFuy or the beginning of dune. The nest is placed on the ground is made alter the ol the .stonechat's habitation, and contains from four to six bluish, green eggs, shghtly speckled with reddish-bio\\ii. Two broods are hatched in the course
Size: 940px × 2658px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., boo, bookcentury1800, booksubjectbirds, booksubjectnaturalhistory
