. A history of British birds . SPONECIIAT. PA SSERES. :^39 :.. Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus*). THE STONECHAT. Saxicola rubicola. Saxicola, Bechgfeinf.—Bill straight, broad at the base ; the upper mandiblereceding towards the forehead, compressed towards the tip, which is decurvedand more or less indented. Nostrils basal, supernal and oval. Gape beset bya few hairs. Wings with the first quill-feather very .jhort ; the second shorterthan the third, fourth, or in some cases the fifth ; the third or fourth the longest;coverts and scapulars short. Feet with the tarsi long, covered in front
. A history of British birds . SPONECIIAT. PA SSERES. :^39 :.. Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus*). THE STONECHAT. Saxicola rubicola. Saxicola, Bechgfeinf.—Bill straight, broad at the base ; the upper mandiblereceding towards the forehead, compressed towards the tip, which is decurvedand more or less indented. Nostrils basal, supernal and oval. Gape beset bya few hairs. Wings with the first quill-feather very .jhort ; the second shorterthan the third, fourth, or in some cases the fifth ; the third or fourth the longest;coverts and scapulars short. Feet with the tarsi long, covered in front by onelong scale, to which succeed two or three shorter ones ; the outer toe partlyunited to the middle toe ; hind claw short, strong and curved. The Stonechat, a migratory species over most of thatpart of the European Continent where it occurs at all, is aconstant resident in this country, though clouhtless some ofthose bred here leave us in autumn, to return in the follow-ing spring. Many may be seen throughout the winter onmost of our furze-grown commons and hea
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