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there on their return journey before leaving us, 
for they are migrants. They are birds of 
wastes, open downs and ploughed fields far 
away from human habitations. I used to be 
very familiar with them in winter on distant 
commons in Guernsey, as they catch the eye 
at once by the large amount of white they 
show flying away from you with expanded 
fail, in) a. .characteristic. jerky .sort: of» way: 
They also run on the ground. ‘The flesh is 
good eating. The bird is of a sturdy appear- 
ance and if you can catch a sight of one as it 
sits on a wall, stone or stump, you will see 
that it has a nervous attentive manner, and 
keeps the wings somewhat draggled and the 
tail drooping a little. The name of the bird 
has nothing to do with wheat, but is derived 
from an old Saxon word sounding like wheat, 
and which implies that the bird is keen of ear 
or hearing (wheatear). The upper parts are 
bluish-grey, and the wings and ézp of tail black, 
the before-mentioned white on the rump and 
upper part of the tail underneath contrasting 
strongly with its extremity. Under parts 
white. They nest in March or April, ona heap 
