FOR CAGES AND AVIARIES. 

 THE WHINCHAT. 



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In general appearance the Whinchat is not unlike the 

 Wheatear, but is smaller, only measuring 4I inches, of 

 which i^ inches belong to the tail. The head, back and 

 wings are brownish-grey, with a dark spot in the centre 



The \\'iux(iL\T. 



of each feather; a long white arched band surmounts the 

 eye; the lower parts are reddish-orange, deeper on the 

 vent and under tail-coverts; there is a white patch on each 

 wing, and the tail feathers for their basal half are the same 

 colour, the terminal half being brown. 



