Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Cassell and company, ltd. · leaf 152
en hatched.They are fed upon scraps of fish, worms andgrubs, and the writer has seen their parentsvisit a heronry near the sea, in order to pickup any unconsidered trifle dropped by theirneighbours. One gull actually had the bold-ness to alight on the edge of a nest contain-ing three young herons,… … STONECHATS. The Stonechat THE Stonechat inhabits furze-clad com-mons, and rough, uncultivated tractsof land where juniper, bracken, and bramblegrow in profusion. Unless care is taken thefemale of this species may easily be mistakenfor its relative the whinchat. The male is about five inches in…
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