. The birds of our country. STONECHAT. 23 though it may be found in most of the suitable places in Great Britain. These places are the moors and large open tracts of uninhabited country, the heaths and the commons ; especially where the furze bushes, brambles, and low brushwood abound. In its appearance too it slightly resembles the Whinchat. Its head, back, and neck are nearly black, the neck having a white stripe on each side ; the wings are blackish brown,. STONECHAT. and its breast chestnut. The food also consists chiefly of small winged insects, beetles and worms. The nest of the Stonecha
. The birds of our country. STONECHAT. 23 though it may be found in most of the suitable places in Great Britain. These places are the moors and large open tracts of uninhabited country, the heaths and the commons ; especially where the furze bushes, brambles, and low brushwood abound. In its appearance too it slightly resembles the Whinchat. Its head, back, and neck are nearly black, the neck having a white stripe on each side ; the wings are blackish brown,. STONECHAT. and its breast chestnut. The food also consists chiefly of small winged insects, beetles and worms. The nest of the Stonechat is perhaps as difficult to find as any we have : partly because it is often placed right in the middle of a furze plantation, where it is very awkward to get at, and partly because from the behaviour of the parent birds it is very hard to guess in which direction their nest has been built. Then again the bird will sit so closely sometimes, that she. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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