THE STONECHAT.
PRATINCOLA RUBICOLA (Linn.).
Motaeilla Eubicola, Linn. S. N. i. p. 332.
Saxieola rubicola, Naum. iii. p. 884 ; Hewitson, i. p. 107 ;
Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 339.
Fruticicola rubicola, Macg. ii. p. 279.
Pratincola rubicola, Dresser, ii. p. 263.
Tarier rubicole, Traquet pâtre, French ; Schwarzkehliger
Steinschmätzer, German; Caganchina, Spanish.
A locally common and resident species in Great
Britain and Ireland.
S T O N E C H A T .
Pratincola rubicola {Linn.)