Family TURDIDAE. 



Phoenicurus phoenicurus (L.) — Redstart. 



(Plate 75, fig. a-c). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 48, No. 116). 



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bluish green; sometimes marked with rusty 

 red speckles or little spots, especially at 

 the basal end. Many eggs in which this 

 cannot be observed with the unaided eye, 

 appear when examined with a magnifying 

 glass to be marked with numerous fine 

 specks. 



18.65 X 13.8 millimetres. 



0.11 gram. 



not specially characterized. 



short compact or more oblong. 



consists of vegetable material, lined with 

 hair, wool and feathers. 



in holes in trees, especially in willows; in 

 holes in walls; in wood stacks; also in or 

 on the ground in dry leaves, etc. 



6-7, sometimes 8. 



May-July. 



about 13 days. 



