Family TURDIDAE. 



Pratincola rubetra (L.) — Whinchat. 



(Plate 78, fig. a-c). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 49, No. 120). 



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 Nest: 



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greenish blue ; sometimes a pronounced blue. 



almost without an exception the surface of 

 the shell — more noticeable at the basal 

 part — bears faint rusty red, cloudy 

 speckles or little spots. 



18.5 X 14 millimetres. 



0.125 gram. 



not specially characterized. 



short compact. 



consists of vegetable material, lined with 

 hair. 



on the ground, in thick grass, in a little 

 hollow, and mostly under the shelter of 

 a little shrub or tall plant. 



5-6. 



May -June. 



about 13 days. 



