lO WH INCH AT. STONECHAT. 



[Saxicola stapazina — Black Throated Wheatear.] 

 Bury, Lancashire, 1875. 



[Saxicola deserti — Desert Wheatear.] 

 Clackmannanshire, 1880. 



Genus PRATINCOLA. 

 PRATINCOLA RUBETRA— Whinchat. 



\_Saxicola riibetra — Yarrell?\ 



Why art thou ever flitting to and fro ? 



Plunge through these whins, their thorns will let thee know. 



Montgomery— jBircfe. 



A regular summer migrant. It is to be found scattered 

 throughout the open meadow districts of the county, but more 

 plentifully on the southern side. '' This bird," says the Rev. 

 Clement Ley, " has a remarkable predilection for perching on 

 telegraph wires." 



PRATINCOLA RUBICOLA— Stonechat. 



\Saxicola rubicola — Yarrell?^ 



The restless Stonechat all day long is heard. 



This bird is not so common as the Whinchat. He frequents 

 the same localities, and, though not abundant, is yet widely 

 distributed throughout the county. 



