THE STONECHAT. 



{Saxicola rubicola.) 



\ S has been already stated, the Stonechat 

 -^ •*■ may be found in a few scattered pairs 

 throughout the country all the year round. At 

 the beginning of April, however, a considerable 

 accession to its numbers is observed to take 

 place, owing to a migration from the south and 

 south-east. It takes up its residence on moors 

 and heaths, and many a lonely walk over such 

 ground is enlivened by the sprightly actions 

 and sharp " chook-chook" of this little bird. 



