Wild Birds Useful and Injurious. 683 
The Stonechat (Saxicola rvMcola), unlike its congeners, 
remains with us in considerable numbers throughout the winter. 
and rich bay breast presenting a most pleasing appearance. The 
female and young are more uniformly coloured, and are much 
less attractive. 
In this species the tail is uniformly dark brown and not 
Fin. 10.— Stonechat, Saxicola rubicola. 
Fig. 9. — Whinchat, Saxicolalnibe/ra. 
It is most frequently found on furze-covered heaths, and does 
not often occur on cultivated land. The male (fig. 10) is one of 
the handsomest of our small birds ; its black head, white collar, 
