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ish ; the chin is white ; the breast is of a rust colour ; 

 the belly and vent are pale buff; the wings are crossed 

 by two white marks ; the tail is white at the base, 

 the rest black ; the legs are black. 



Length 5 inches. 



The female is paler. 



The whinchat is a solitary bird, frequenting heaths 

 and moors. 



It makes its nest at the roots of bushes, and lays 5 

 eggs, of a light blue colour. 



It migrates partially in winter from north to south. 



12. RUBICOLA. STONE-CHAT. 



S. yrisea, subtus rufescens, jugulo fascia alba, loru 

 nigris. Shaw. 



The bill is black ; irides hazel ; the head, neck and 

 throat are black, mixed with brown ; on each side of 

 the neck is a white spot ; the wing coverts and back 

 are velvet black, margined with reddish brown ; a 

 white spot on the wings ; the breast is rust colour ; 

 the tail is black, tipped and edged with brown ; the 

 legs are black. 



Length 5 inches. 



Its habits are much like the whinchat. 



The female breeds about the end of March, and 

 lays 5 or 6 eggs, of a greenish colour, spotted with 

 rufous. 



