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Nest. On the ground among rocks or heather, rarely in 
bushes. Material: as blackbird, except that, as might be ex- 
pected, bracken and heather are more often used for the 
outside. 
Eggs. Usually 4-5. Like the blackbird, but generally with 
bolder markings. Av. size, 1:19x°84 in. Laying begins 
April-May. Broods 1-2. 
46. Wheatear [nanthe enanthe enanthe (Linneus); 
Saxicola enanthe enanthe Linnseus]. Summer visitor and bird 
of passage. Local. The related subspecies, the Greenland 
wheatear (0. enanthe leucorrhoa (Gmelin), is a bird of passage 
only. 
Bird. Length 6in. Recognised by the conspicuous white 
onrump. The male has the upper parts mostly grey, a white 
stripe passing round the forehead and 
over each eye, lores and ear-coverts 
black, wings mostly dark brown, under- 
parts buff except the belly, which is 
white. The female has the upper-parts 
and ear-coverts brown, and the under- 
parts all buff. After the autumn moult 
the male resembles the female. The 
young differ chiefly in having the back 
greyish-brown, and the feathers on the 
throat and forehead tipped brown so as 
to form indistinct bars. 
Nest. Place: on warrens, downs, stony 
open country, in rabbit-burrows, under 
rocks or stones, or any suitable crevice. 
Material: dry grass lined with hair, fur, wool, &c. Many pairs 
may be found nesting near together. 
iggs. Usually 5-6. Pale blue, sometimes speckled with 
dark red-brown. Av. size, 81x °6lin, Laying begins April- 
May. Broods 1-2. 
47. Whinchat [Sazicola rubetra rubetra (Linneeus); Pratin- 
cola rubetra rubetra (Linneeus)|. Summer visitor to most parts 
and bird of passage. Exceptional in 
winter. Local. gee 
Bird. Length 54 in. Distinguished gp 
at all seasons from the stonechat by the 
white on. the basal part of the tail and 
its slighter build. The male has the 
upper-parts brown with black markings. Fig. 28. 
The throat and breast is tinged with 
rufous; the rest of the under-parts white. A broad white 
stripe over the eye and two white’ patches on the wing, the 
