. Britain's birds and their nests . frait-stealer on occasion, its oppor-tunities are too few to make its depredations at allserious. THE WHEATEAR (Saxicola oenanthe).Plate 116. With the Wheatear we come to the Chats, smallbirds which inhabit open waste groimd, especially thatcovered with whin or broom. Of these the Wheatearis the most easily recognised. The name means white-rump,* and indicates a noticeable and characteristicfeature. The ordinary note is the typical Chat sound,resembling the noise made by knocking two quartzpebbles sharply together. The song of the male ispleasing if not elab
. Britain's birds and their nests . frait-stealer on occasion, its oppor-tunities are too few to make its depredations at allserious. THE WHEATEAR (Saxicola oenanthe).Plate 116. With the Wheatear we come to the Chats, smallbirds which inhabit open waste groimd, especially thatcovered with whin or broom. Of these the Wheatearis the most easily recognised. The name means white-rump,* and indicates a noticeable and characteristicfeature. The ordinary note is the typical Chat sound,resembling the noise made by knocking two quartzpebbles sharply together. The song of the male ispleasing if not elaborate, and he is also a good and adult insects form the food. The Wheatear is only a summer visitor to theBritish Isles, but it is early in its coming and tardyin its departure. The first arrivals appear before themiddle of March in the south, about three weeks laterin the north. Throughout the summer it is commonin suitable localities over the whole of our area, evenon barren islets and bleak mountain-tops. Emigration. * ^ y\ .. r Plate 116. WHEATEAR—Saxicola ananihe. Length, 6 in. ; wing, 3-75 in. [Passeres : Turdida; ; TurdiuEe.]2 N 314
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