Stone-chat (Pratincola rubicola; see CHAT), one of the most common of the British Turdidae, a pretty little bird, rather smaller than the red- breast, black on the upper parts and throat in summer; the breast of a dark reddish colour; some white on the sides of the neck, the wings, and the tail. It makes its nest of dry grass and moss lined with bents, hair, and feathers on the ground or at the foot of a low bush. It is resident in the British Isles, but a few may migrate southwards in cold winters, when there is also an influx of others from the colder continental regions. It is somewhat local and erratic in its distribution, frequenting a place for a few seasons and then suddenly abandoning it. It feeds on insects, grubs, worms, beetles, and seeds. The Wheat-ear (q.v.) is, however, the true Stone-chat.