as Fig. 3, of the accompanying Plate, whilst one in my col- 

 lection, taken by myself, bears the unusually strong marking 

 of Fig. 2. — They are almost invariably six in number ; the 

 nest is most commonly built upon the ground in meadows and 

 rough pastures, where it is snugly and beautifully concealed, 

 and sheltered under a tuft of grass, or beneath a whin bush, 

 sometimes in the bush (when thick), at a slight elevation from 

 the ground ; it is composed outwardly of the stalks of plants 

 and grass, with a small portion of moss, and is lined with finer 

 grass ; like the nests of most birds that build upon the ground, 

 it is loosely put together, and is not easily carried away 

 whole. Time of incubation about May or June. 



SAXICOLA (ENANTHE. (bechst.) 



White Rump, Wheat-ear. 



The places chosen by the White-rump for nidlficatlon are 

 various, it will sometimes place its nest upon the ground, 

 under the shelter of a sod or stone, at others, in a deserted 

 rabbit-warren, in a stone quarry or gravel pit, or in a chink 

 in a wall ; I have also found it in a sand-bank, at the mouth 

 of a hole perforated by the Sand Martin. The nest is made 

 of the finest grasses, mixed throughout with small pieces of 

 wool and moss, feathers and hair, the outside being nearly as 

 fine as the lining. The eggs are five or six in number, and 

 very elegantly formed. — Figure 4 of the Plate. 



