. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . e base, is white, the rest black; thetwo middle feathers are wholly black, as are also the legs. BRITISH BIRDS. 239 The colours in general of the female are paler; the whitestreak over the eye, and the spots on the wings, are muchless conspicuous *, and the cheeks, instead of being black,partake of the colours of the head. The Whinchat is a solitary bird, frequenting heathsand moors : it has no song, but only a simple unvariednote, and in manners very much resembles the Stone-chat : it makes its nest very similar to that bird, and i
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . e base, is white, the rest black; thetwo middle feathers are wholly black, as are also the legs. BRITISH BIRDS. 239 The colours in general of the female are paler; the whitestreak over the eye, and the spots on the wings, are muchless conspicuous *, and the cheeks, instead of being black,partake of the colours of the head. The Whinchat is a solitary bird, frequenting heathsand moors : it has no song, but only a simple unvariednote, and in manners very much resembles the Stone-chat : it makes its nest very similar to that bird, and isgenerally seen in the same places during the summermonths : the female lays five eggs, of a lightish blue,very faintly sprinkled with small rusty spots. In thenorthern parts of England it disappears in winter; butits migration is only partial, as it is seen in some of thesouthern counties at that season. It feeds on worms,flies, and insects. About the end of summer it is veryfat, and at that time is said to be scarcely inferior in de-licacy to the 240 BRITISH BIRDS.
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