PIA Eo eee, 
Srone-Cuat. Lath. Gen. fyn. 4. p. 448. 46. 
Stone-Smith, Stone-Chatter, Moor-Titling, Rai. Syn. p. 76. A. 4, 
Will. Orn. p. 235. pl. 41. 
Albin. 1. pl. §2. 
Le Traquet. Briff: Orn. 3- p. 428. No. 25. pl. 23. f. I. (male), 
Buff. Oif. 5. p. 215. pl. 13. | | 
Pi. enl. 678. f. 1. 
Le Traquet ou Groulard, Belon. av. 360. 
Pontza. Scopoli, No. 236. 
Occhio dibue. Zznan. 52. 
Criftofl. Kram. 375. 
saints RECO SNS ies SUA oan 
The Stone-Chat is a conftant inhabitant of this country. In Sum- 
mer it frequents heaths and commons: in Winter it retires to the 
marfhes, being the only places in which its favourite food, Infedts, 
is found in abundance. 
The length of this bird is four inches and three quarters. “The 
head of the female is ferruginous colour {potted with black : that of 
the male is entirely black: they differ very little in other refpects, 
except that the colours of the former are more obfcure aay in the 
other fex. 
Moft authors agree that this 1s a noify and reftlefs creature, incef- 
fantly flying from bufh to bufh, and always carefully concealing the 
place where its neft is depofited; never alighting on the fame fpot, 
but creeping to it on the ground in an artful manner. The neft is 
placed at the bottom of fome bufh, or under sihaie and ufually con- 
tains five or fix eggs, of a pale greenifh colour with marks of 
rufous. 
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