. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 33. THE STONECHAT. STONE-SMITH, MOOR TITLING.{Motacilla rubecola, Lin.—Le Traquet^ BufF.) Length near five inches : The bill is black;eyes dark hazel; the head, neck, and throat areblack, faintly mixed with brown; on each fide ofthe neck, immediately above the wings, there is alarge white fpot; the back and wing coverts are ofa fine velvet black, margined with reddifh brown;the quills are dulky, with pale brown edges—thofenext the body are white at the bottom, forming afpot of that colour on the wings; the breaft is of

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. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 33. THE STONECHAT. STONE-SMITH, MOOR TITLING.{Motacilla rubecola, Lin.—Le Traquet^ BufF.) Length near five inches : The bill is black;eyes dark hazel; the head, neck, and throat areblack, faintly mixed with brown; on each fide ofthe neck, immediately above the wings, there is alarge white fpot; the back and wing coverts are ofa fine velvet black, margined with reddifh brown;the quills are dulky, with pale brown edges—thofenext the body are white at the bottom, forming afpot of that colour on the wings; the breaft is of abay colour, lighteft on the belly ; the rump white ;the tail is black, the outer feathers margined withruft colour; the legs are black: The colours ofthe female are duller; the white on the fides ofthe neck is not fo confpicuous; the breafi; and bel- ^34 BRITISH BIRDS. ly are much paler, and the white fpot on the rumpis wanting. This folitary little bird is chiefly to be found onwild heaths and commons, where it feeds on fmallworms and infefts of all kinds : It builds

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