THE REDSTART. 



The nest is situated in a hole in a tree 

 or stone wall, sometimes under a stone 

 partly buried in the ground, where a 

 Wheatear might be expected to make her 

 home, as in the case of the one figured in 

 our illustration on page 195. It is com- 

 posed of dry grass, dead leaves, and root- 

 lets, and lined with hair and feathers. 



The eggs number from four to six 

 or even eight, although personally I 

 have never seen more than seven. They 

 are pale bluish-green, somewhat lighter 

 than those of the Hedge Sparrow, and 

 said to be occasionally marked with 

 light red spots. I have never met, how- 

 ever, with this spotted variety. 



