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the base, which approximates them to the last small 

 tribe of Flycatchers. They are lively birds, tolerably 

 high on the legs. The species of this country nestle 

 on the ground, or under, and eat nothing but insects. 

 We possess three ; 



The Stonechat, {Motacilla Rubicola, Lin.) Enl. t. 678, 1. 



A small brown bird, with red breast, black throat, 

 with white on the side of the neck, wing, and croup. 

 It flies continually over the bushes and briars, with a 

 small cry like the clack of a mill, whence its name. 



Also Motacilla Ischecantschia, Gmel., and perhaps 

 Vail. O. A. t. 180, f. 1. 2. 



Whenchat, Lath. The Tarier, (Mot. Rubetra,) Enl. ib. 2. 



resembles much the Stonechat/ but its black, instead 

 of being under the throat, is on the cheek. It is a 

 little larger, and more attached to the ground. 



The Wheat-ear, {Mot. CEnanfhe,) Enl. 554. 



The croup, and half the lateral plumes of the tail, 

 white. In the male, the upper part is ash-colour, the 

 under reddish-white, the wing and band over the eye 

 black. In the female, all the upper part is brownish, 

 and the under reddish. This bird remains in the 

 fields when ploughing, to take the worms which the 

 share exposes. 



Also called Fallaw Sniech, and Whit&'tail. 



The Rousset Wheat-ear, Lath. Mot. Stapazina, Gml. 



from Edw. t. 11. 

 Ferrugineous ; orbits, wings, and tail brown ; tail 

 outermost white-sided. Southern Europe. 



